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Adrenal atrophy CT
Introduction
Overview
Overview
A CT of the adrenal glands can be used to check for structural abnormalities of the adrenal glands.
CT
CT
A CT of the adrenal glands can be used to check for structural abnormalities of the adrenal glands. A normal adrenal gland has a cumulative thickness of the body and the limbs of 15.6 ± 3.7 mm and 18.4 ± 3.8 mm on the right and left sides, respectively.
The bilateral atrophy of the adrenal gland is shown in the following figure:[1]
References
References
- ↑ Inaba H, Ariyasu H, Iwakura H, Kurimoto C, Ueda Y, Uraki S, Takeshima K, Furukawa Y, Morita S, Nakayama Y, Ohashi T, Ito H, Nishimura Y, Akamizu T (April 2020). “Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2 and autoimmune hepatitis with thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis: case report”. BMC Endocr Disord. 20 (1): 47. doi:10.1186/s12902-020-0498-5. PMC 7140544 Check
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