A pilot study to assess the feasibility of measurement of adrenal gland volume by magnetic resonance imaging

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-120

  Grant, Lee A ^a,d   Napolitano, Antonella ^b   Miller, Sam ^c   Stephens, Kimberley ^c   McHugh, Simon M ^b   Dixon, Adrian K ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Magnetic resonance; Measurement; Volume

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL; ADRENAL GLAND; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; HEALTHY HUMANS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; MIXED MODELS; MR IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PILOT STUDIES; POTENTIAL VARIATIONS; RADIATION BURDEN; SEQUENTIAL DESIGN; VOLUME IMAGING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GAIT ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 75649090442     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841850903352620     Document Type: Article

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