The ectopic parathyroid adenoma: A cost justification for routine preoperative localization with technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scan

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 649-654

  Sofferman, Robert A ^a,b   Nathan, Muriel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC ORGAN; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0031745833     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.124.6.649     Document Type: Article

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