2-3-2 Pathology of the adrenal cortex and radioisotopic investigation

7-Interest of iodocholesterol scintigraphy

• Hypercorticism
  • no tumoral TDM image
  scintigraphy bilateral hyperplasia
  • tumoral TDM image
  contrasted unilateral uptake adenoma
  bilateral uptake asymetric macronodular form of hyperplasia
  slight or lacking uptake possible corticosurrenaloma
  
  
• Hyperaldosteronism
  scintigraphy etiologic diagnosis between Conn adenoma and hyperplasia