Parathyroid imaging: Technique and role in the preoperative evaluation of primary hyperparathyroidism

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1706-1715

  Johnson, Nathan A ^a   Tublin, Mitchell E ^a   Ogilvie, Jennifer B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck imaging; Hyperparathyroidism; Nuclear medicine; Sonography; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARATHYROID GLAND; PARATHYROID SCINTISCANNING; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; PARATHYROID GLANDS; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 34249864142     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.06.0938     Document Type: Article

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