title: Current status of imaging for adrenal gland tumors.
abstract: Adrenal glands are common sites of disease involved in a wide spectrum of pathology. Several imaging studies allow accurate diagnosis of adrenal masses, separating inconsequential benign masses from the lesions that require treatment. This article discusses contemporary adrenal imaging techniques, imaging appearance, and the optimal imaging algorithm for the workup of common adrenal masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA. Electronic address: jsong2@lifespan.org.
authors.forename: Julie H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
authors.forename: William W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Mayo-Smith
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D018268:Adrenocortical Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Adrenal; Adrenal incidentaloma; Adrenal mass; Adrenal tumor; Hyperfunctioning adrenal mass