CT and MRI of adrenal masses

From: Applied Radiology | Date: August 1, 2006| Author: Westphalen, Antonio Carlos A; Joe, Bonnie N | Copyright information

The incidentally discovered adrenal mass is a reasonably common finding that occurs in up to 1.9% of patients at computed tomography (CT).1 Both CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are excellent methods for visualizing and characterizing adrenal lesions. The selection of specific CT and MRI protocols (Tables 1 and 2) will allow for an accurate diagnosis of such masses in many instances, especially when the imaging findings can he correlated with clinical data. This article reviews the CT ...

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