Open AccessAdrenal Venous Sampling for Catecholamines: A Normal Value Study
Author(s) -
E. Marie Freel,
Anthony W. Stanson,
Geoffrey B. Thompson,
Clive S. Grant,
David R. Farley,
Melanie L. Richards,
William F. Young
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2009-2253
Subject(s) - medicine , value (mathematics) , sampling (signal processing) , endocrinology , mathematics , statistics , computer science , filter (signal processing) , computer vision
Pheochromocytomas are rare, but potentially fatal, neoplasms. The diagnosis and localization of pheochromocytoma can be challenging, and recently there has been some debate regarding the role for adrenal venous sampling (AVS). The utility of AVS in this setting is hampered by a lack of normative value data for adrenal vein catecholamine concentrations and the reliability of lateralization ratios. We sought to address these concerns by analyzing AVS catecholamine concentrations from patients who did not have pheochromocytoma.
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