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Parathyroid scanning

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The parathyroid glands are endocrine glands which produce parathormone (PTH), a hormone essential for the control of calcium metabolism. Clinical parathyroid disease occurs as a result of over-production or under-production of PTH, or from parathyroid cancer which may also result in hyperparathyroidism.

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  1. Guy’s Hospital, London, UK

    M. N. Maisey

  2. St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK

    K. E. Britton

  3. The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

    D. L. Gilday

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Coakley, A.J., Wells, C.P. (1991). Parathyroid scanning. In: Maisey, M.N., Britton, K.E., Gilday, D.L. (eds) Clinical Nuclear Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3358-4_10

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