title: Re: can thallium-pertechnetate subtraction scanning play a role in the preoperative imaging for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy?
authors: Domenico
authors: D
authors: Rubello
authors: Milton D
authors: MD
authors: Gross
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D018579:Patient Selection; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013793:Thallium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C027549:thallium chloride; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013793:Thallium