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.
MeSH terms
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Adenoma / complications
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Adenoma / diagnostic imaging*
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Adenoma / surgery
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Humans
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Hyperparathyroidism / diagnostic imaging*
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Hyperparathyroidism / etiology
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Hyperplasia
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Parathyroid Glands / diagnostic imaging*
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Parathyroid Glands / pathology
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Parathyroid Glands / surgery
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Parathyroid Neoplasms / complications
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Parathyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Parathyroid Neoplasms / surgery
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Radioisotopes*
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Subtraction Technique*
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Technetium*
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Thallium*
Substances
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Radioisotopes
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Technetium
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Thallium