Methylene Blue and Sestamibi: Complementary Tools for Localizing Parathyroids
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Laryngoscope
- Vol. 111 (11) , 1901-1904
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005537-200111000-00005
Abstract
Objective To determine the value and correlation between sestamibi scan and methylene blue staining for localization of parathyroid glands in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Study Design N...Keywords
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