Hand-held gamma probe or hand-held miniature gamma camera for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy: Competition, evolution or synergy?

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 162-164

  Rubello, Domenico ^a   Mariani, Giuliano ^b  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOMBESIN TC 99M; DISPHOSPHONATE DERIVATIVE TC 99M; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IODINE 123; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EDITORIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTILLATION PROBE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADENOMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA CAMERAS; HUMANS; MINIATURIZATION; PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846438654     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-006-0250-z     Document Type: Editorial

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