TY - JOUR
T1 - Calcified Adrenal Lesions
T2 - Pattern Recognition Approach on Computed Tomography With Pathologic Correlation
AU - Consul, Nikita
AU - Venkatesan, Aradhana M.
AU - Blair, Katherine J.
AU - Morshid, Ali
AU - Menias, Christine O.
AU - Shaaban, Akram M.
AU - Elmohr, Mohab M.
AU - Gaballah, Ayman H.
AU - Elsayes, Khaled M.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Incidental adrenal lesions are found in 2% to 10% of the population. The presence and pattern of calcifications, in conjunction with other clinical and imaging features, such as soft tissue attenuation, enhancement, and laterality, can aid in narrowing a differential diagnosis, thereby preventing unnecessary biopsies and avoiding delays in management. Calcified adrenal lesions can be categorized under the clinical and laboratory headings of normal adrenal function, hyperfunctioning adrenal tissue, and adrenal insufficiency. In this review, we provide an algorithmic approach to assessing calcified adrenal nodules with correlative radiologic findings.
AB - Incidental adrenal lesions are found in 2% to 10% of the population. The presence and pattern of calcifications, in conjunction with other clinical and imaging features, such as soft tissue attenuation, enhancement, and laterality, can aid in narrowing a differential diagnosis, thereby preventing unnecessary biopsies and avoiding delays in management. Calcified adrenal lesions can be categorized under the clinical and laboratory headings of normal adrenal function, hyperfunctioning adrenal tissue, and adrenal insufficiency. In this review, we provide an algorithmic approach to assessing calcified adrenal nodules with correlative radiologic findings.
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U2 - 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000980
DO - 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000980
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32195796
SN - 0363-8715
VL - 44
SP - 178
EP - 187
JO - Journal of computer assisted tomography
JF - Journal of computer assisted tomography
IS - 2
ER -