Differential diagnosis and imaging in Cushing's syndrome

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 403-421

  Lindsay, John R ^a   Nieman, Lynnette K ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADRENAL GLAND; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE STIMULATION TEST; CUSHING SYNDROME; DESMOPRESSIN STIMULATION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; HIGH DOSE DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS; METYRAPONE TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 18044395930     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2005.01.009     Document Type: Review

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