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Preoperative parathyroid adenoma localization by the technetium‐thallium subtraction scan
Author(s) -
Biller Hugh F.,
Strashun Arnold,
Goldsmith Stanley J.,
Bergman Donald
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198612000-00009
Subject(s) - thallium , subtraction , technetium , primary hyperparathyroidism , medicine , parathyroid adenoma , radiology , hyperparathyroidism , adenoma , parathyroid neoplasm , nuclear medicine , chemistry , mathematics , inorganic chemistry , arithmetic
The technetium‐thallium subtraction scintigram was utilized preoperatively in 14 consecutive patients explored for primary hyperparathyroidism. The scintigram accurately identified the site of a parathyroid adenoma in 12 of 13 patients.