THALLIUM‐201‐TECHNETIUM‐99m SUBTRACTION SCANNING: ITS VALUE IN 50 CASES OF HYPERPARATHYROIDISM SUBMITTED TO SURGERY
- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Anz Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 57 (5) , 289-294
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1987.tb01359.x
Abstract
Parathyroid surgery was performed on 50 patients following thallium-technetium subtraction scanning. Parathyroid adenomata were correctly localized in 34 (83%). Of eight patients with hyperplastic glands, 15 (75%) of these glands were correctly localized. There were seven (17%) false negative scans and one (2%) false positive result. Thallium-technetium subtraction scanning is a valuable technique in the pre-operative assessment of patients with clinical evidence of hyperparathyroidism.Keywords
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