ACTH-independant macronodular adrenal hyperplasia: Imaging findings of a rare condition: A case report

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-229

  Verma, Ashish ^a   Mohan, Suyash ^a   Gupta, Archna ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

ACTH independent Cushing's syndrome (AICS); ACTH independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH); Adrenal tumor; Bilateral adrenal hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOTROPIN INDEPENDENT MACRONODULAR ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADRENAL GLAND; DIABETES MELLITUS; HYPOKALEMIA; IMAGE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RARE DISEASE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CONTRAST MEDIA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RARE DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 41949139342     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-007-9236-y     Document Type: Article

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