title: Tc-99m tetrofosmin. A new diagnostic tracer for parathyroid imaging.
abstract: A 42-year old woman with hyperparathyroidism had a CT scan that was suggestive of a small nodular lesion in the left lower neck. Tc-99m sestamibi and Tc-99m tetrofosmin parathyroid imaging were performed 10 minutes and 2 hours after tracer injection. Early imaging with Tc-99m sestamibi demonstrated thyroid and focal uptake in the left lower neck. On delayed imaging, findings suggested a parathyroid adenoma. Imaging with Tc-99m tetrofosmin demonstrated similar findings. The abnormal parathyroid gland was an adenoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matoba
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayabuchi
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi