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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is often touted as a “gold standard” method to select patients for the surgical ...

A novel imaging approach, 68 Ga-pentixafor PET/CT, has been shown to accurately identify sub-types of primary aldosteronism (an adrenal gland disorder), outperforming traditional methods for diagnosis ...

Performance of 68 Ga-pentixafor PET/CT in PA patients with different adrenal micronodules. MIP = maximum-intensity projection; NFN = nonfunctioning nodule. Primary aldosteronism is an endocrine ...

Thus, many experts recommend routine adrenal vein sampling for all patients with Conn Syndrome who are otherwise appropriate candidates for adrenalectomy. Through femoral vein access, blood from the ...

Adrenal metastases were detected in five patients by means of adrenal venography. It is possible to demonstrate very small tumor nodules by the method, but because they can be identified only by ...

In a recent article published in Nature Medicine, researchers performed a prospective within-patient clinical trial, Is Metomidate superior to AVS in predicting ouTComes from adrenalectomy in primary ...

A clinical trial has shown a new type of medical scan can identify specific adrenal gland nodules responsible for excess hormone secretion linked to high blood pressure. The new scan offers the first ...

Figure 1. CT scan showing left adrenal adenoma A 43-year-old man was evaluated for uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) despite multiple drug therapy, which included amlodipine 10 mg daily, clonidine 0.3 ...