title: Unilateral parathyroidectomy: the role of thallium-technetium subtraction scans.
abstract: The rationale for using the thallium-technetium subtraction scan as a preoperative localizing study in previously untreated patients with primary hyperparathyroidism is presented. The concept of unilateral parathyroidectomy is also presented, and the role of preoperative localizing studies in this approach to parathyroid surgery is carefully analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dart
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Datz
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000601:surgery*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m