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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no specific MRI findings associated with Addison's disease. While MRI is not capable of distinguishing between acute inflammatory and metastatic diseases of the [[adrenal glands]], it may be equally efficacious as | There are no specific [[MRI]] findings associated with Addison's disease. While MRI is not capable of distinguishing between acute [[inflammatory]] and [[metastatic]] diseases of the [[adrenal glands]], it may be equally efficacious as CT in suggesting the diagnosis of [[adrenal hemorrhage]] in patients with Addison's disease. | ||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
There are no specific [[MRI]] findings associated with Addison's disease. While MRI is not capable of distinguishing between acute [[inflammatory]] and [[metastatic]] diseases of the [[adrenal glands]], it may be equally efficacious as CT in suggesting the diagnosis of [[adrenal hemorrhage]] in patients with Addison's disease.<ref name="pmid3293295">{{cite journal |author=Baker DE, Glazer GM, Francis IR |title=Adrenal magnetic resonance imaging in Addison's disease |journal=Urol Radiol |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=199–203 |year=1988 |pmid=3293295 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
There are no specific MRI findings associated with Addison's disease. While MRI is not capable of distinguishing between acute inflammatory and metastatic diseases of the adrenal glands, it may be equally efficacious as CT in suggesting the diagnosis of adrenal hemorrhage in patients with Addison's disease.
MRI
There are no specific MRI findings associated with Addison's disease. While MRI is not capable of distinguishing between acute inflammatory and metastatic diseases of the adrenal glands, it may be equally efficacious as CT in suggesting the diagnosis of adrenal hemorrhage in patients with Addison's disease.[1]