Comparison of computed tomography histogram analysis and chemical-shift magnetic resonance imaging for adrenal mass characterization

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1071-1079

  Halefoglu, A M ^a,b   Yasar, A ^a   Bas, N ^a   Ozel, A ^a   Erturk, S M ^a   Basak, M ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Parksaray Ap No:17/4 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adrenal adenoma; Adrenal gland; Adrenal metastasis; Chemical shift MRI; CT histogram analysis

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ATTENUATION ,; CIRCULAR REGION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS; CT IMAGE; HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS; IN-PHASE; INDEX FORMULA; MEAN AGES; PHASE IMAGE; SIGNAL INTENSITIES;

CHEMICAL SHIFT; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PIXELS; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70449127743     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841850903207170     Document Type: Article

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