title: Parathyroid sonography: imaging and intervention.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Bonnie J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Huppert
authors.forename: Carl C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Reading
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol