First-pass perfusion computed tomography: Initial experience in differentiating adrenal adenoma from metastasis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 657-663

  Qiao, Zhong Wei ^a,b   Xia, Chun Mei ^c   Zhu, Yan Bo ^a   Shi, Wei Ping ^a   Miao, Fei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Medical School   (China)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Adrenal gland; Metastasis; Perfusion computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VOLUMES; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT PERFUSION; GENERAL ELECTRICS; LIPID CONTENT; MEAN TRANSIT TIME; MEDICAL SYSTEMS; MICROVESSEL DENSITY; NEOVASCULARIZATION; OPTIMAL THRESHOLD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BLOOD; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; PATHOLOGY;

TUMORS;

CD34 ANTIGEN;

ADRENAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77949486092     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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