A Novel High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol Detects Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas in Patients With Negative Computed Tomography

Am J Hypertens. 2018 Jul 16;31(8):928-932. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpy054.

Authors

Inbar Raber¹, Robert Tristan Isom², John D Louie³, Shreyas Vasanawala³, Vivek Bhalla²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.

PMID: 29648568
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpy054

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / blood
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / complications
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Adrenocortical Adenoma / blood
Adrenocortical Adenoma / complications
Adrenocortical Adenoma / diagnostic imaging*
Adult
Aged
Aldosterone / blood*
Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Female
Humans
Hyperaldosteronism / blood
Hyperaldosteronism / diagnosis*
Hyperaldosteronism / etiology
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Proof of Concept Study
Reproducibility of Results
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

Biomarkers, Tumor
Aldosterone