Low-Density Pheochromocytoma on CT: A Mimicker of Adrenal Adenoma

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1663-1668

  Blake, Michael A ^a   Krishnamoorthy, Saravanan K ^a   Boland, Giles W ^a   Sweeney, Ann T ^b   Pitman, Martha B ^a   Harisinghani, Mukesh ^a   Mueller, Peter R ^a   Hahn, Peter F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344844507     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.6.1811663     Document Type: Article

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