Adrenal Scintigraphy in Primary Aldosteronism Caused by an Aldosterone Producing Adenoma

Adrenal scintigraphy with 131I-19-iodo-cholesterol was performed in 13 hypertensive patients with biochemical disturbances suggesting an aldosterone-producing adenoma. The actual presence of an adenoma was subsequently confirmed in all cases. An asymmetrical tracer uptake (lateralization) was seen i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology 1980, Vol.14 (3), p.292-296
Hauptverfasser:	Lund, J. O., Elmgreen, J., Gammelgaard, P. A., Hasner, E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenoma - complications Adenoma - diagnostic imaging Adenoma - metabolism Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - complications Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - metabolism Adult Aldosterone - biosynthesis Female Humans Hyperaldosteronism - diagnostic imaging Hyperaldosteronism - etiology Hyperaldosteronism - metabolism Male Middle Aged Radionuclide Imaging
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