Can abdominal CT features predict autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with adrenal nodules?

Michael T CorwinChristopher LanMachelle WilsonThomas W LoehfelmMichael J Campbell

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2021)

Autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with adrenal nodules correlates with increasing nodule size. A nodule length threshold of 1.5 cm provides 93.1% sensitivity for predicting possible or definite ACH based on the 1-mg Dexamethasone suppression test.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
low dose
image quality
high dose
dual energy
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance