Ultrasonography of the adrenal gland

Journal of Medical Ultrasound

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 213-227

  Wan, Yung Liang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Adrenal lesions; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENAL CYST; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADRENAL TUMOR; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CUSHING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; GRANULOMA; HEALTH STATUS; HEMANGIOMA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL EXPERT; MYELOLIPOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR BLEEDING; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 38049098550     PISSN: 09296441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6441(08)60039-9     Document Type: Review

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