title: 11C-methionine PET versus 99mTc-sestamibi in the pre-operative localisation of hyperfunctional parathyroid tissue.
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Athanasoulis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008715:Methionine; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C086242:carbon-11 methionine; D008715:Methionine