title: Radionuclide localisation of parathyroid abnormality.
abstract: There is much discussion about the ideal method for pre-operative localisation of parathyroid abnormality, ie, adenoma or hyperplasia, but as yet there is no simple and/or non-invasive screening method available. Different clinical centres have access to different imaging modalities and therefore use a variety of techniques ranging from ultrasound to direct venous sampling. This paper presents a version of a dual radionuclide computerised subtraction procedure, but the author wishes to point out that this technique is still undergoing research.
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D010279:Parathyroid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011187:Posture; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013679:Technology, Radiologic; D013997:Time Factors