Computed tomographic histogram analysis in the diagnosis of lipid-poor adenomas: Comparison to adrenal washout computed tomography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 513-518

  Jhaveri, Kartik S ^a,c   Lad, Shilpa V ^a,b   Haider, Masoom A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Adrenal gland; Computed tomography; Histogram analysis; Washout

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GRAPHIC METHODS; TUMORS;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS; MEAN STANDARD DEVIATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; WASHOUT;

PIXELS;

LIPID;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN;

EID: 34648822088     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000250105.93423.a2     Document Type: Article

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