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Parathyroid sonography: A useful aid to preoperative localization
Author(s) -
Duffy Peter,
Picker Richard H.,
Duffield Sue,
Reeve Thomas,
Hewlett Sue
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870080203
Subject(s) - medicine , primary hyperparathyroidism , radiology , hyperparathyroidism , ultrasonography , secondary hyperparathyroidism , parathyroid hormone , surgery , calcium
Parathyroid sonography was used to identify 19 of 23 glands enlarged to over 5 mm in transverse diameter in 22 patients presenting with hyperparathyroidism, both primary and secondary. The false positive and false negative rates were 5 percent and 6 percent, respectively.