title: Parathyroid imaging.
abstract: Radionuclide scanning for hyperparathyroidism is an accurate cost-effective preoperative test that can provide the basis for more effective surgery.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University Medical Center, California, USA.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Petti
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kirk
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010279:Parathyroid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013793:Thallium; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: C027549:thallium chloride; D013667:Technetium; D013793:Thallium