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==CT==
==CT==
After clinical evaluation and lab results , [[computed tomography]] (''CT'') of the [[Adrenal Gland|adrenal]] region can be done to detect possible [[adrenal tumor]]<nowiki/>s.<ref name="pmid12825846">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hunter MH, Carek PJ |title=Evaluation and treatment of women with hirsutism |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=67 |issue=12 |pages=2565–72 |year=2003 |pmid=12825846 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
After clinical evaluation and lab results , [[computed tomography]] (''CT'') of the [[Adrenal Gland|adrenal]] region can be done to detect possible [[adrenal tumor]]<nowiki/>s.<ref name="pmid12825846">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hunter MH, Carek PJ |title=Evaluation and treatment of women with hirsutism |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=67 |issue=12 |pages=2565–72 |year=2003 |pmid=12825846 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
[[Image:ctadrenal.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma <br>Case courtesy of Dr Hani Salam, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/9449">rID: 9449</a>]]


==References==
==References==

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Computed tomography can be beneficial in detecting the underlying cause of hirsutism.

CT

After clinical evaluation and lab results , computed tomography (CT) of the adrenal region can be done to detect possible adrenal tumors.[1]

Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
Case courtesy of Dr Hani Salam, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/9449">rID: 9449</a>

References

  1. Hunter MH, Carek PJ (2003). "Evaluation and treatment of women with hirsutism". Am Fam Physician. 67 (12): 2565–72. PMID 12825846.

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