title: Imaging of transplanted parathyroid tissue in a patient with recurrent hyperparathyroidism.
abstract: Parathyroid scintigraphy is useful in detecting residual hyperplastic parathyroid tissue in patients who continue to have hyperthyroidism after "total parathyroidectomy." Typically, only the neck and mediastinum are imaged. The authors report a case in which images of the forearm were helpful in detecting hyperplastic autologous transplanted parathyroid tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kilgore
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Teigen
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cowan
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi