title: [The clinical characteristics of multi-detector computed tomography of congenital adrenal hyperplasia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the imaging features of congenital adrenal cortex hyperplasia (CAH).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 45 patients clinically confirmed as CAH were retrospectively analyzed to investigate the imaging features and strengthening way of the multi-detector-row Computed tomography.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The imaging features of all the cases presented as following: 25 with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, 6 with unilateral adrenal hyperplasia, 6 with adrenal nodular hyperplasia, 2 with adrenal hyperplasia and unilateral solid cystic lesion, 2 with adrenal hyperplasia and double side real cystic lesion, 1 with adrenal hyperplasia and unilateral cystic changes and 3 with normal adrenal. The unilateral or bilateral hyperplasia adrenal could be homogeneously enhanced, while the enhanced performance of other cases was inequitable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The adrenal imaging features of CAH by multi-detector-row CT are variable, with the bilateral adrenal hyperplasia as the main form, which could be restored to normal morphology after hormone replacement therapy.No regression of the tumor size is observed in cases with adrenal mass. CT scanning combined with clinical manifestation and biochemical examination could facilitate the diagnosis of CAH.
authors: Wei-jun
authors: WJ
authors: Gu
authors: Xiao-yan
authors: XY
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Endocrinology, PLA General Hospital,Beijing 100853, China. Email: jingtaodou@sohu.com.
authors: Jing-tao
authors: JT
authors: Dou
authors: Guo-qing
authors: GQ
authors: Yang
authors: Nan
authors: N
authors: Jin
authors: Jin
authors: J
authors: Du
authors: Qing-hua
authors: QH
authors: Guo
authors: Jin-zhi
authors: JZ
authors: Ouyang
authors: Xian-ling
authors: XL
authors: Wang
authors: Li-juan
authors: LJ
authors: Yang
authors: Jian-ming
authors: JM
authors: Ba
authors: Zhao-hui
authors: ZH
authors: Lü
authors: Yi-ming
authors: YM
authors: Mu
authors: Ju-ming
authors: JM
authors: Lu
authors: Chang-yu
authors: CY
authors: Pan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D055815:Young Adult