Commentary on "computed tomography in the diagnosisof adrenal disease" and "nonfunctioning adrenal masses: Incidental discovery on computed tomography"

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 568-570

  Choyke, Peter L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal disease; Adrenal glands; CT; History; Incidentaloma

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; 6 FLUORODOPA F 18; ALDOSTERONE; CATECHOLAMINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HYDROCORTISONE; IODOCHOLESTEROL;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CYST; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CUSHING DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; CONTRAST MEDIA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERPLASIA; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63049112047     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1718     Document Type: Note

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