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Should we use CT or MRI for detection and characterization of benign adrenal lesions?
Annales d'Endocrinologie, 76 (2015), 3; 272-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ando.2015.03.040
Hrabak-Paar, Maja; Đido, Viktorija; Štern-Padovan, Ranka

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Hrabak Paar, M., Đido, V. & Štern Padovan, R. (2015). Should we use CT or MRI for detection and characterization of benign adrenal lesions?. Annales d'Endocrinologie, 76. (3), 272-280. doi: 10.1016/j.ando.2015.03.040

Hrabak Paar, Maja, et al. "Should we use CT or MRI for detection and characterization of benign adrenal lesions?." Annales d'Endocrinologie, vol. 76, no. 3, 2015, pp. 272-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ando.2015.03.040

Hrabak Paar, Maja, Viktorija Đido and Ranka Štern Padovan. "Should we use CT or MRI for detection and characterization of benign adrenal lesions?." Annales d'Endocrinologie 76, no. 3 (2015): 272-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ando.2015.03.040

Hrabak Paar, M., Đido, V. and Štern Padovan, R. (2015) 'Should we use CT or MRI for detection and characterization of benign adrenal lesions?', Annales d'Endocrinologie, 76(3), pp. 272-280. doi: 10.1016/j.ando.2015.03.040

Hrabak Paar M, Đido V, Štern Padovan R. Should we use CT or MRI for detection and characterization of benign adrenal lesions?. Annales d'Endocrinologie [Internet]. 2015 July [cited 2024 May 19];76(3):272-280. doi: 10.1016/j.ando.2015.03.040

M. Hrabak Paar, V. Đido and R. Štern Padovan, "Should we use CT or MRI for detection and characterization of benign adrenal lesions?", Annales d'Endocrinologie, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 272-280, July 2015. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:498832. [Accessed: 19 May 2024]

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Title (english)Should we use CT or MRI for detection and characterization of benign adrenal lesions?
AuthorMaja Hrabak-Paar
AuthorViktorija Đido
AuthorRanka Štern-Padovan
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Abstract (english)
OBJECTIVES: Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are the main imaging modalities used for analysis of adrenal lesions. We compared the ability of CT and MRI to detect and characterize benign adrenal lesions. ----- PATIENTS AND METHODS: Unenhanced abdominal CT and MRI were performed in 16 patients (age range 39-77), and reviewed by a radiologist with 6years of experience in abdominal imaging. The presence, number, size and structure of each mass were analyzed and compared between the two modalities. ----- RESULTS: There were 18 adrenal masses in 11 patients, four patients had adrenal hyperplasia (AH), whereas one patient had left-sided AH and right-sided adenoma. Ten masses were≥2cm in diameter, and were perfectly depicted using CT and all MRI techniques. There were nine masses with diameter<2cm detected by CT, three of them were missed using MRI. AH was detected in five patients using CT, but its mild form was missed in one patient using MRI. Four masses with attenuation values of>10Hounsfield units could not be characterized using unenhanced CT, but three of them were characterized using MRI. ----- CONCLUSION: CT has higher sensitivity for detection of small adrenal tumours and adrenal hyperplasia than MRI. MRI is an important tool in characterization of adrenal masses that could not be characterized using unenhanced CT.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionAccepted version
Journal titleAnnales d'Endocrinologie
Numberingvol. 76, no. 3, pp. 272-280
p-ISSN0003-4266
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ando.2015.03.040
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:105:498832
Publication2015-07
Document URLhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ando.2015.03.040
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