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ArticleRadiologia brasileira

Frequency of lipid-poor adrenal adenomas in magnetic resonance imaging examinations of the abdomen.

Victor Guerra Martins, Cecilia Vidal S Torres, Livia Mara Mermejo, Silvio Tucci, Carlos Augusto Fernandes Molina, Jorge Elias, Valdair Francisco Muglia

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7 authors.

Victor Guerra MartinsFaculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4843-4046
Cecilia Vidal S TorresFaculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8578-3136
Livia Mara MermejoFaculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6744-9441
Silvio TucciFaculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7656-0181
Carlos Augusto Fernandes MolinaFaculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5118-778X
Jorge EliasFaculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1158-1045
Valdair Francisco MugliaFaculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4700-0599

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the frequency of lipid-poor adenomas (LPAs) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively investigated adrenal lesions on MRI examinations performed in a total of 2,014 patients between January 2016 and December 2017. After exclusions, the sample comprised 69 patients with 74 proven adenomas. Two readers (reader 1 and reader 2) evaluated lesion size, laterality, homogeneity, signal drop on out-of-phase (OP) images, and the signal intensity index (SII). An LPA was defined as a lesion with no signal drop on OP images and an SII < 16.5%. For 68 lesions, computed tomography (CT) scans (obtained within one year of the MRI) were also reviewed. Results: Of the 69 patients evaluated, 42 (60.8%) were women and 27 (39.2%) were men. The mean age was 59.2 ± 14.1 years. Among the 74 confirmed adrenal adenomas evaluated, the mean lesion size was 18.5 ± 7.7 mm (range, 7.0-56.0 mm) for reader 1 and 21.0 ± 8.3 mm (range, 7.0-55.0 mm) for reader 2 ( Conclusion: The prevalence of LPA was significantly lower on MRI than on CT. That prevalence tends to be even lower when the definition of LPA relies on a quantitative analysis rather than on a qualitative (visual) analysis.

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Adenoma/diagnostic imagingAdrenal gland neoplasms/diagnostic imagingIncidental findingsMagnetic resonance imagingTomographyX-ray computed

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PMCPMC9254705

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