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ArticleRadiologia brasileira

The value of signal intensity on T1-weighted chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging combined with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the diagnosis of adrenal adenomas.

Claudio Carvalho Dalavia, Suzan Menasce Goldman, Homero José de Farias E Melo, Claudio Elias Kater, Jacob Szejnfeld, Wagner Iared, Sergio Aron Ajzen

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Claudio Carvalho DalaviaEscola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9865-9537
Suzan Menasce GoldmanEscola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3596-3419
Homero José de Farias E MeloEscola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5287-9294
Claudio Elias KaterEscola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4350-1070
Jacob SzejnfeldEscola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6145-0529
Wagner IaredEscola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6426-5636
Sergio Aron AjzenEscola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6033-6583
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the advantages of using modified signal intensity measurements on chemical shift imaging alone or in conjunction with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the differential diagnosis of adrenal adenomas. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a prospective study involving 97 patients with adrenal nodules or masses. The signal intensity index (SII) was calculated as [(

resultsOf the 97 patients evaluated, 69 were diagnosed with adenomas and 28 were diagnosed with nonadenomas. All SII measurements and spectroscopy-derived metabolite ratios were significant to the differentiation between adenomas and nonadenomas, except for the lipid/creatine and choline/lipid ratios. In 37.8% of the cases, it was not possible to perform spectroscopy. When it was possible, the lactate/creatine ratio was found to have higher accuracy than did the SII.

conclusionDetermining the SII and metabolite ratios increased the accuracy of the differential diagnosis of adrenal adenomas.

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Adenoma/diagnostic imagingAdrenal gland neoplasmsAdrenal glandsMagnetic resonance imaging/methodsProton magnetic resonance spectroscopy/methods

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PMCPMC7170587
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