Utility of the 10 Hounsfield unit threshold for identifying adrenal adenomas: Can we improve?

Current recommendations using Hounsfield units (HU) ≤ 10 to identify adrenal adenomas on unenhanced computed tomography (CT) miss 10–40% of benign adenomas. We sought to determine if changing HU threshold and adding absolute percent contrast washout (APW) criteria would identify adrenal adenomas bet...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of surgery 2020-10, Vol.220 (4), p.920-924
Hauptverfasser:	Kirsch, Michael J., Kohli, Miranda W., Long, Kristin L., Pitt, Susan C., Schneider, David F., Sippel, Rebecca S., Dedhia, Priya H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenoma - diagnostic imaging Adrenal adenoma Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Adrenal imaging Adrenal incidentaloma Adrenal nodule Adrenal tumor Adrenalectomy Adult Age Aged Computed tomography Contrast Media Criteria Female Humans Lesions Lipids Male Medical imaging Middle Aged Pathology Retrospective Studies Sensitivity Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed - statistics & numerical data Tumors
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