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Spectrum of single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography findings in patients with parathyroid adenomas.
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PMID:  21969785     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Primary hyperparathyroidism results from excessive parathyroid hormone secretion. Approximately 85% of all cases of primary hyperparathyroidism are caused by a single parathyroid adenoma; 10-15% of the cases are caused by parathyroid hyperplasia. Parathyroid carcinoma accounts for approximately 3-4% of cases of primary disease. Technetium-99m-sestamibi (MIBI), the current scintigraphic procedure of choice for preoperative parathyroid localization, can be performed in various ways. The "single-isotope, double-phase technique" is based on the fact that MIBI washes out more rapidly from the thyroid than from abnormal parathyroid tissue. However, not all parathyroid lesions retain MIBI and not all thyroid tissue washes out quickly, and subtraction imaging is helpful. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provides information for localizing parathyroid lesions, differentiating thyroid from parathyroid lesions, and detecting and localizing ectopic parathyroid lesions. Addition of CT with SPECT improves the sensitivity. This pictorial assay demonstrates various SPECT/CT patterns observed in parathyroid scintigraphy.
Authors:
Dhritiman Chakraborty; Bhagwant Rai Mittal; Chidambaram Natrajan Balasubramanian Harisankar; Anish Bhattacharya; Sanjay Bhadada
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0974-0244     ISO Abbreviation:  Indian J Nucl Med     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-10-04     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8901274     Medline TA:  Indian J Nucl Med     Country:  India    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  52-5     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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