Ectopic parathyroid adenomas located at the carotid bifurcation: The role of preoperative Tc-99m MIBI scintigraphy and the intraoperative gamma probe procedure in surgical treatment planning

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 774-776

  Rubello, Domenico ^a   Piotto, Andrea ^b   Pagetta, Costantino ^b   Pelizzo, Mariarosa ^b   Casara, Dario ^a,c  

^a Nuclear Medicine Service 2   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ectopic parathyroid adenoma; Hyperparathyroid desease; Intraoperative gamma probe; Tc 99m MIBI scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCINTIGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADENOMA; AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI;

EID: 0034869552     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200109000-00007     Document Type: Article

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