title: PET and Parathyroid.
abstract: In parathyroid disease, classical scintigraphic techniques remain the first choice for localizing hyperfunctional parathyroid glands in primary known hyperparathyroidism and in case of secondary, tertiary, and recurrent hyperparathyroidism. When classical scintigraphic techniques are not diagnostic, however, (11)C-methionine seems to offer a good imaging alternative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET Center, 'S. Maria della Misercordia' Rovigo Hospital, Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV)-IRCCS, Viale Tre Martiri 140, 45100 Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grassetto
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET Center, 'S. Maria della Misercordia' Rovigo Hospital, Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV)-IRCCS, Viale Tre Martiri 140, 45100 Rovigo, Italy. Electronic address: domenico.rubello@libero.it.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rubello
keywords: (11)C-methionine; (99m)Tc-Sestamibi; Hyperparathyroidism; PET/CT imaging