Parathyroid scanning by computed tomography.
- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 148 (1) , 297-299
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.148.1.6856852
Abstract
Conventional parathyroid computed-tomographic scanning detected 51% (29/57) of tumors averaging 1.5 .times. 1.0 .times. 0.8 cm in size at surgery. Forty-six percent (7/43) of the scans were uninterpretable due to shoulder-streak artifacts. Using a specially designed patient positioning device and a new imaging protocol involving dynamic scanning and the i.v. administration of a bolus of contrast material, 14 patients were scanned; 78% (18/23) of tumors averaging 1.4 .times. 1.0 .times. 0.8 cm in size were detected. All 14 scans were interpretable, and image quality was markedly improved.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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