title: [Role of new radiation techniques (ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging) in the diagnosis of incidentally discovered adrenal masses].
abstract: The authors analyze the current views of incidentally discovered adrenal masses and the potentialities of ultrasound study (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in their detection and presents the US, CT, and MRI symptoms of different incidentally discovered adrenal masses. Due to the availability and almost extensive application of US apparatuses, they define the importance of US screening of the adrenal region and emphasize the capacities of echographic differentiation of cystic and solid adrenal masses in patients with different diseases of the abdomen and retroperitoneal space. The authors also note the basic role of CT and MRI in the specified topical diagnosis of retroperitoneal space lesions and in the presumption of the morphological structure of some tumor and tumoroid (hyperplasia-type) adrenal changes.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Denisova
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Vorontsova
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Eme'ianova
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography