Imaging Findings of Neonatal Adrenal Disorders.
10.3348/jkrs.1999.40.1.173
- Author:
Hye Kyung YOON
1
;
Bokyung Kim HAN
;
Min Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Infants, newborn, genitourinary system;
Adrenal gland, abnormalities
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Hyperplasia;
Infant, Newborn;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neuroblastoma;
Ultrasonography;
Wolman Disease
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1999;40(1):173-179
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In newborn infants, normal adrenal glands are characterized by a relatively thin echogenic center surroundedby a thick, hypoechoic cortical rim as seen on ultrasound (US). Various disorders involving the neonatal adrenalgland include adrenal hemorrhage, hyperplasia, cyst, Wolman's disease, and congenital neuroblastoma. Adrenalhemorrhage is the most common cause of an adrenal mass in the neonate, though differentiation between adrenalhemorrhage and neuroblastoma is in many cases difficult. We describe characteristic US, CT and MR imaging findingsin neonates with various adrenal disorders.
