Thallium-pertechnetate subtraction scanning in the preoperative localization of an ectopic undescended parthyroid gland

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 542-544

  Frydman, James ^a   Bianco, Jesus ^a   Drezner, Marc ^a,b   Chen, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic; Localization; Parathyroidectomy; Radioguided; Subtraction scanning; Thallium

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG UPTAKE; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROID ECTOPIA; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; RADIOSURGERY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID DISEASES; PARATHYROID GLANDS; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THALLIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4243125285     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000134979.88469.60     Document Type: Article

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