Adrenal Diseases
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چکیده
Abstract In this chapter, we will describe practical approaches to the evaluation of adrenal masses detected as incidental masses, well in other clinical scenarios oncological and non-oncological patient. The most commonly used imaging techniques procedures these their common appearances also be described. Current European US guidelines limitations briefly addressed.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: IDKD Springer series
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2523-7837', '2523-7829']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27355-1_10