Radiology · 1978 · 43 citations · 0 references
MedicineEndocrinologyRadiologyDiagnostic ImagingUltrasonographyUltrasoundAdrenal DisordersAdrenal EndocrinologyAdrenal ImagingAdrenal Mass EvaluationAdrenal TumorsDiagnostic UltrasonographyAdrenal Hemorrhage ImagingAdrenal Imaging Differential DiagnosisAdrenal Tumor DiagnosisAdrenal UltrasoundDifferential Diagnosis CriteriaGross Differential DiagnosisPheochromocytoma DiagnosisPheochromocytoma Pathology
Forty patients with pathologically-proved adrenal masses, and two patients with extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas, were examined with gray scale B-scan. The authors describe unusual echo patterns of adrenal masses due to necrosis or hemorrhage, variations in the effects of large adrenal masses on surrounding organs and vessels, and the differential diagnosis. The complementary role of computed tomography is also discussed.