Huang YC, Tang YL, Zhang XM, Zeng NL, Li R, Chen TW. Evaluation of primary adrenal insufficiency secondary to tuberculous adrenalitis with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging: Current status. World J Radiol 2015; 7(10): 336-342 [PMID: 26516430 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v7.i10.336]
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Tian-Wu Chen, MD, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 63# Wenhua Road, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China. tianwuchen_nsmc@163.com
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
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Minireviews
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World J Radiol. Oct 28, 2015; 7(10): 336-342 Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v7.i10.336
Evaluation of primary adrenal insufficiency secondary to tuberculous adrenalitis with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging: Current status
Yu-Cheng Huang, Yu-Lian Tang, Xiao-Ming Zhang, Nan-Lin Zeng, Rui Li, Tian-Wu Chen, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Huang YC and Chen TW wrote the paper; Tang YL, Zhang XM, Zeng NL and Li R performed the collected the data.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare no conflicts of interest for this article.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Tian-Wu Chen, MD, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 63# Wenhua Road, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China. tianwuchen_nsmc@163.com
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Received: April 12, 2015 Peer-review started: April 13, 2015 First decision: August 15, 2015 Revised: August 25, 2015 Accepted: September 10, 2015 Article in press: September 16, 2015 Published online: October 28, 2015 Processing time: 197 Days and 18.5 Hours
Abstract
As one kind of infectious diseases of adrenal gland, adrenal tuberculosis can result in a life-threatening disorder which is called primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) due to the destruction of adrenal cortex. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) play significant roles in the diagnosis of this etiology of PAI based on the CT and MRI appearances of the adrenal lesions. In this mini-review, we intend to study the CT and MRI features of adrenal tuberculosis, which could be helpful to both endocrinologist and radiologist to establish a definitive diagnosis for adrenal tuberculosis resulting in PAI.
Core tip: Adrenal tuberculosis is an important cause of the primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) due to the destruction of adrenal cortex. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) play vital roles in the diagnosis of this etiology of PAI based on the CT and MRI appearances of the adrenal lesions. We herein discuss the CT and MRI technique, manifestations, the role of CT and MRI in a definitive diagnosis for adrenal tuberculosis resulting in PAI.
