Adrenal phaeochromocytoma: Correlation of MRI appearances with histology and function

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2885-2892

  Jacques, Audrey E T ^a,b   Sahdev, Anju ^a   Sandrasagara, Madrika ^a   Goldstein, Rick ^a   Berney, Daniel ^a   Rockall, Andrea G ^a   Chew, Shern ^a   Reznek, Rodney H ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Cancer Imaging   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Magnetic resonance imaging; Phaeochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN; TUMOR BLEEDING; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349089473     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1073-z     Document Type: Article

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