Comparison of plasma metanephrines measured by a commercial immunoassay and urinary catecholamines in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 695-700

  Christensen, Trine T ^a   Frystyk, Jan ^a   Poulsen, Per L ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

enzyme immunoassay; paraganglioma; pheochromocytoma; Plasma free metanephrines; urinary catecholamines

Indexed keywords

METADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAGANGLIOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATECHOLAMINES; CHILD; DENMARK; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; METANEPHRINE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; NORMETANEPHRINE; PARAGANGLIOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; ROC CURVE;

EID: 81255140209     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2011.622410     Document Type: Article

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