Embryology of the adrenal glands and its relevance to diagnostic imaging

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 953-959

  Barwick, Tara D ^a   Malhotra, A ^a   Webb, J A W ^a   Savage, M O ^a   Reznek, R H ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland, abnormalities; Adrenal gland, hyperplasia; Kidney, abnormalities; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL DISEASE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC KIDNEY; ECTOPIC ORGAN; EMBRYO; EMBRYOLOGY; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GONAD TUMOR; HUMAN; KIDNEY AGENESIS; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENAL REST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; MALE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 23944467280     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2005.04.006     Document Type: Review

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