Case 121: Familial adrenocorticotropin-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia causing Cushing syndrome

Radiology

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 923-926

  Watson, Timothy D ^a   Patel, Shital J ^a   Nardi, Peter M ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6BETA IODOMETHYL 19 NORCHOLEST 5(10) EN 3BETA OL I 131; CORTICOTROPIN; IOPROMIDE;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAL SIGN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IOHEXOL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548102060     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2443041507     Document Type: Article

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