Computed tomography findings in diseases of the adrenal gland

OZTURK E., SILDIROGLU H. O., Kantarci M., Doganay S., GÜVEN F., BOZKURT M., ...Daha Fazla

WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, cilt.121, ss.372-381, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 121
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00508-009-1190-y
  • Dergi Adı: WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.372-381
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adrenal gland, diseases, computed tomography, CONTRAST-ENHANCED CT, IMAGING FEATURES, PATHOLOGICAL FEATURES, MASSES, ADENOMAS, BENIGN, NONADENOMAS, MYELOLIPOMA, WASHOUT, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMAS
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The adrenal gland is a common site of disease, with an abnormality prevalence as high as 9% in autopsy series. With the increasing use of CT, adrenal lesions are frequently found in the daily practice of radiology and are diagnosed in up to 5% of CT examinations performed for varied reasons. Imaging features on CT can establish a specific diagnosis of many of these lesions, including myelolipoma, hematoma and cysts. Once a diagnostic dilemma, now adenomas can be accurately diagnosed using unenhanced CT, chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging and CT contrast washout analysis. Because the adrenal gland is also a frequent site of metastasis, recent literature has focused on imaging characterization of adrenal masses for differentiation of adenomas from metastases. In patients without known malignancy, most adrenal lesions are benign and a specific diagnosis can now be made on the basis of imaging features.