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Ultrasound and FNA in Parathyroid Disease: Fundamentals of Appearance and Evaluation of Abnormal Parathyroid Glands

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Neck ultrasonography has become an integral part of most endocrine practice for the evaluation of parathyroid adenoma or enlarged parathyroid glands, prior to surgical intervention. It is also the most cost and time-effective study for the evaluation of coexistent thyroid disease in subjects who undergo parathyroid surgery. Ultrasonograms facilitate parathyroid biopsy and alcohol ablation to be performed in select patients in the office.

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    Devaprabu Abraham M.D.

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  1. Department of Surgery and the Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

    Mira Milas

  2. Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Susan J. Mandel

  3. Department of Radiology, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Abraham, D. (2017). Ultrasound and FNA in Parathyroid Disease: Fundamentals of Appearance and Evaluation of Abnormal Parathyroid Glands. In: Milas, M., Mandel, S.J., Langer, J.E. (eds) Advanced Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44100-9_24

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