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All patients with PA require imaging, preferably CT scan.
IIa
B
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Imaging should be ordered to exclude an aldosterone-producing carcinoma and to identify adrenal venous drainage, thus offering a guide to the interventionist performing AVS.
IIa
B
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Imaging is not adequate to refer patients for surgery as it does not provide an accurate identification of the culprit adrenal.