Adrenal mass imaging with multidetector Ct: Pathologic conditions, pearls, and pitfall

Radiographics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1333-1351

  Johnson, Pamela T ^a   Horton, Karen M ^a   Fishman, Elliot K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349926205     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.295095027     Document Type: Article

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