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Location of parathyroid adenomas by thallium-201 and technetium-99m subtraction scanning

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In this study 10 patients with biochemically documented hyperparathyroidism prospectively underwent Thallium/technetium subtraction scanning in an attempt to localise parathyroid gland enlargement preoperatively. Four out of seven (57%) parathyroid adenomas were successfully located using this method; the sensitivity of the test was 66% and the specificity was 94%.

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  1. A. A. J. O’Brien
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  2. M. P. Fitzgerald
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  3. G. Hurley
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O’Brien, A.A.J., Fitzgerald, M.P., Hurley, G. et al. Location of parathyroid adenomas by thallium-201 and technetium-99m subtraction scanning. I.J.M.S. 155, 317–319 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02960711

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