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The four cases seen in Figs. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 illustrate images showing right inferior parathyroid adenomas—masses that ultrasound shows to be located posteriorly and inferiorly to the inferior pole of the right thyroid lobe. When Tc99m sestamibi SPECT/CT scans are used, the scintigraphic findings are compatible with a parathyroid adenoma at the level of the lower pole of the right lobe of the thyroid gland. On immediate images a focus of increased tracer activity can be seen at the level of the lower pole of the right lobe. The 3-hour delayed images show a persistent focus of increased tracer activity at the lower pole of the right lobe, which is compatible with a parathyroid adenoma.
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Shifrin, A.L., Thind, P.K. (2020). Right Inferior Parathyroid Adenoma. In: Shifrin, A.L., Neistadt, L.D., Thind, P.K. (eds) Atlas of Parathyroid Imaging and Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40959-3_5
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