title: Fat-suppression magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative localization of parathyroid adenomas.
abstract: Prospective localization of parathyroid adenomas was attempted in 16 patients with hyperparathyroidism prior to surgery. All patients had magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using T1-weighted spin-echo (SE) sequences and a fat-suppression sequence, the short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequence. Correlation with the results of surgery yielded an overall sensitivity of 71% and a specificity of 94%. Performance was good in patients with previous surgery and with ectopic tumours. We believe that fat-suppression MRI is a valuable technique in the preoperative localization of parathyroid adenomas in patients with hyperparathyroidism.
authors: Bristol MRI Centre, Frenchay Hospital.
authors: A R
authors: AR
authors: Wright
authors: P R
authors: PR
authors: Goddard
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Nicholson
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Kinsella
authors: E R
authors: ER
authors: Davies
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Farndon
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity