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Ultraschall Med 2010; 31(3): 228-250
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245449
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Sonografie und Endosonografie der Nebennieren

Ultrasound and Endoscopic Ultrasound of the Adrenal GlandsC. Jenssen1 , C. F. Dietrich2
  • 1Krankenhaus Märkisches Oberland GmbH, Innere Medizin
  • 2Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Innere Medizin 2
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01 June 2010 (online)

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Verständnis der sonografischen Anatomie und Topografie der Nebennieren. Kenntnis der sonografischen und endosonografischen Untersuchungstechniken. Erlernen der sonomorphologischen Charakterisierung von Nebennierenraumforderungen. Integration von Sonografie und Endosonografie in die klinische Diagnostik bei Nebennierenerkrankungen. Einschätzung des Stellenwerts von kontrastverstärkter Sonografie und (endo-)sonografischer Biopsie von Nebennierenraumforderungen. Vergleichende Wertung der sonografischen im Vergleich zu radiologischen Methoden.

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