Location of parathyroid adenomas by thallium-201 and technetium-99m subtraction scanning.
Solitary parathyroid adenomas were correctly located before surgery in 20 out of 21 cases by using 201mT1 and 99mTc in a subtraction technique. The technique was not useful in identifying hyperplastic parathyroid glands. The technique is recommended as a useful procedure before surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013667:Technetium; D013793:Thallium
D011868:Radioisotopes; D013667:Technetium; D013793:Thallium