Visualization of five hyperplastic parathyroid glands using 99mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy in a patient with chronic renal failure

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 615-

  Alkhawaldeh, Khaled ^a   Bural, Gonca ^a   Alavi, Abass ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIALYSIS; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PARATHYROID HYPERPLASIA; PARATHYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROID GLAND;

HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID GLANDS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI;

EID: 33947211228     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-006-0270-8     Document Type: Article

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