title: Visualization of Parathyroid Hyperplasia Using 18F-Fluorocholine PET/MR in a Patient With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism.
abstract: Several imaging modalities exist for the detection of parathyroid adenomas in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Unlike solitary parathyroid adenoma, parathyroid hyperplasia in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism hitherto is difficult to assess with any imaging modality. Our case of a young patient with chronic kidney failure illustrates that F-fluorocholine PET/MR might be an imaging tool suitable for the diagnosis and presurgical assessment of parathyroid hyperplasia.
authors.affiliation: From the Divisions of *Nuclear Medicine, †Neuroradiology, and ‡Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Medical Radiology, and Divisions of §Nephrology and ∥Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Martin W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Huellner
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aberle
authors.forename: Bert-Ram
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Sah
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veit-Haibach
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonani
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steinert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002794:Choline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C514960:fluorocholine; D002794:Choline