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Research Article

Adrenal lesion frequency: A prospective, cross-sectional CT study in a defined region, including systematic re-evaluation

Lilian Hammarstedt Department of Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, GothenburgCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andreas Muth Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg
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Bo Wängberg Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg
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Lena Björneld Department of Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg
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Helga A. Sigurjónsdóttir Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg
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Galina Götherström Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg
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Erik Almqvist Department of Medicine, Skövde Hospital/KSS, Skövde
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Håkan Widell Department of Medicine, Southern Älvsborg Hospital, Borås
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Sture Carlsson Department of Surgery, Kungälv Hospital, Kungälv
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Stefan Ander Department of Surgery, Northern Älvsborg Hospital, Trollhättan, Sweden
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Mikael Hellström Department of Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg
& on behalf of the Adrenal Study Group of Western Sweden show all
Pages 1149-1156 | Accepted 11 Aug 2010, Published online: 25 Oct 2010

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