title: MR imaging of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage.
abstract: Serial magnetic resonance (MR) findings (2 weeks and 7 weeks after onset of symptoms) in a case of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage, complicating severe infection are reported. Spin echo 600/20 images initially showed triangular enlarged adrenal glands with intermediate intensity centers and concentric high intensity outer rings. Spin echo 2,000/60 images showed inhomogeneous intensity. Follow-up MR examination 5 weeks later demonstrated that the hematomas decreased in size, and the signal intensity changes showed resolving hematomas (i.e., increased signal intensity centrally, decreased peripherally).
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sawada
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged