title: [Imaging of adrenal glands].
abstract: The technical choice in imaging the adrenal gland will depend on several factors discussed in the review. CT and MRI are achieving increasingly high accuracy in the investigation of patients suspected to present adrenal pathology. Scintigraphy evaluates functional patterns of both adrenal cortex and medulla, depending on the radiopharmaceutical that is used. Non invasive characterization of adrenal lesions is very important in cases of incidental discovery of adrenal masses. This review concentrates on new techniques for evaluating the incidentally discovered adrenal masses and differentiating between adrenal adenomas and metastases.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie A, Hôpital Cochin 75679 Paris.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hoeffel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tenenbaum
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonnin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Richard
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
vernacular_title: Imagerie des glandes surrénales.