Ultrasonic detection of parathyroid adenomas.
High-resolution real time sonography was used to evaluate patients with suspected primary hyperparathyroidism. A total of 12 consecutive patients was scanned pre-operatively. The sensitivity of the procedure was 92% and the specificity 97%. In our hospital sonography is the procedure of choice for localizing enlarged parathyroid glands prior to surgical exploration.
Murchison
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Department of Radiology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness.
McIntosh
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Aitken
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Logie
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Munro
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography