Technetium-99m sestamibi parathyroid localization is accurate enough for scan-directed unilateral neck exploration

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 989-991

  Borley, N R ^a   Collins, R E C ^a   O'Doherty, M ^a   Coakley, A ^a  

^a EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARATHYROID GLAND; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI;

EID: 0029978486     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830734     Document Type: Article

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