The accuracy of conventional and three-dimensional thallium-technetium scans in patients with hyperparathyroidism resulting from multiglandular hyperplasia.
25 patients with hyperparathyroidism resulting from multiglandular hyperplasia were studied prior to cervical exploration. 43% of abnormal glands were correctly localized by preoperative thallium-technetium scintigraphy. In the 11 patients who underwent three-dimensional scanning, all glands already identified by scintigraphy were also localized in a third plane. In one patient an additional gland, not detected by the conventional scan, was visible.
Dudek
M K
MK
Surgical Unit, Royal London Hospital, UK.
Jenkins
B J
BJ
Goode
A W
AW
Newell
M S
MS
Boucher
B J
BJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m