Giant Adrenal Myelolipoma with Minimal Fat Content in a Patient with Homozygous Beta-Thalassemia: Appearance on MRI

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 608-611

  Kelekis, Nikolaos L ^a   Alexopoulou, Efthymia ^a   Brountzos, Elias N ^a   Ladis, Vasilis ^b   Boussiotou, Angeliki ^c   Kelekis, Dimitrios A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland neoplasms; Chemical shift imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myelolipoma; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GIANT ADRENAL MYELOLIPOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOLIPOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0242268573     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10401     Document Type: Article

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