Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI in the differential diagnosis of adrenal adenomas and malignant adrenal masses

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 154-162

  Inan, Nagihan ^a   Arslan, Arzu ^a   Akansel, Gur ^a   Anik, Yonca ^a   Balci, N Cem ^a   Demirci, Ali ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Contrast enhancement; Dynamic; Magnetic resonance (MR); Neoplasms; Wash in rate

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SHIFT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; TUMORS;

ADRENAL GLAND; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; NEOPLASMS;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANK SUM TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 37549001767     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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