Contrast-Enhanced ultrasound for imaging of adrenal masses

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-168

  Dietrich, C F ^a   Ignee, A ^a   Barreiros, A P ^a   Schreiber Dietrich, D ^a   Sienz, M ^a   Bojunga, J ^b   Braden, B ^c  

^a CARITAS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Contrast agents; Endocrine disorders; Hormones; Tumor

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIPOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CANCER; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIPPLE SYNDROME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LIPOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 2A; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949885044     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109357     Document Type: Article

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