Open Access18Fluorocholine PET/CT scanning with arterial phase-enhanced CT is useful for persistent/recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism: first UK case series results
Author(s) -
Ioannis Christakis,
Shahab Khan,
Gregory P. Sadler,
Fergus Gleeson,
Kevin M. Bradley,
Radu Mihai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0059
Subject(s) - medicine , primary hyperparathyroidism , positron emission tomography , radiology , parathyroidectomy , hyperparathyroidism , hypercalcaemia , magnetic resonance imaging , tomography , nuclear medicine , emission computed tomography , single photon emission computed tomography , parathyroid hormone , surgery , calcium
Redo parathyroidectomy for persistent/recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism is associated with a higher risk of complications and should be planned only with convincing localisation. We assessed whether 18 fluorocholine positron emission tomography/computed tomography could identify parathyroid adenoma(s) in patients with persistent/recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism and negative conventional scans.