Parathyroid sonography: imaging and intervention.
This article reviews the role of high-resolution sonography as an imaging modality for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with parathyroid disease. Included is a discussion of sonographic anatomy and technique, disease processes of the parathyroid glands and their sonographic appearances, preoperative imaging, and the use of sonography as a guide for diagnostic and therapeutic intervention in parathyroid disease.
Huppert
Bonnie J
BJ
Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Reading
Carl C
CC
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D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol