Manifestations of adult adrenal glands in intraoperative ultrasound

VernacularTitle:成人肾上腺术中超声表现
Author: Xiaofei ZHONG ¹ ; Liping DENG ; Ling NIE ; Qiang LU
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1. 四川大学华西医院超声医学科,四川成都 610041
Keywords: adrenal gland; ultrasonography
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 2024;40(2):186-189
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the manifestations of adult adrenal glands in intraoperative ultrasound(IOUS).Methods A total of 71 patients who underwent surgery for liver,biliary or pancreatic lesions were enrolled.Adrenal glands manifestations in IOUS were observed,and the displaying rate and the measured thickness of adrenal glands of IOUS were compared with those of CT/MRI.Results Adult adrenal gland manifested as bilateral weak echogenic structures with clear boundary and irregularly shape in IOUS.CT/MRI displaying rate of adrenal gland was 97.18％(138/142),of IOUS was 95.07％(135/142).IOUS displaying rate of the left side adrenal gland was 97.18％(69/71),of the right side adrenal gland was 92.96％(66/71),including 4 adrenal glands not shown on CT/MRI.The thickness of adrenal gland measured with IOUS was greater than those with CT/MRI(all P＜0.05).Conclusion IOUS of Adult adrenal glands present as bilateral weak echogenic structures with clear boundary and irregularly shape.IOUS displaying rate of adult adrenal gland was higher of the left side than the right side.