title: Adrenal imaging (Part 1): Imaging techniques and primary cortical lesions.
abstract: Adrenal glands can be affected by a variety of lesions. Adrenal lesions can either be primary, of adrenal origin, or secondary to other pathologies. Primary adrenal lesions can further be either of cortical or medullary origin. Functioning adrenal lesions can also give clues to the histologic diagnosis and direct workup. Over the years, various imaging techniques have been developed that have increased diagnostic accuracy and helped in better characterization of adrenal lesions non-invasively. In the first part of the two part series, we review adrenal imaging techniques and adrenal cortical tumors such as adenomas, adrenocortical tumors, adrenal hyperplasia and oncocytomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ananya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Chandan J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ekta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dhamija
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Adrenal adenoma; adrenal cancer; adrenal imaging; adrenocortical carcinoma