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MRI can detect the presence of lipids in adrenal adenomas and myelolipomas to distinguish these lesions from metastases and pheochromocytomas.
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- Marin D, Dale BM, Bashir MR, et al. Effectiveness of a three-dimensional dual gradient echo two-point Dixon technique for the characterization of adrenal lesions at 3 Tesla. Eur Radiol 2012; 22:259-268. PubMed link
- Schindera ST, Soher BJ, Delong DM, Dale BM, Merkle EM. Effect of echo time pair selection on quantitative analysis for adrenal tumor characterization with in-phase and opposed-phase MR imaging: initial experience. Radiology 2008; 248:140-147. PubMed link
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