Song Fang, Qing-Li Zhu, Yi-Min Liu, Zhu-Hua Zhang, Ou Wang, Xiao-Ping Xing, Ya Hu, Quan Liao, He Liu, Jian-Chu Li, Yu-Xin Jiang
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the usefulness of ultrasound (US) for the localization of ectopic hyperparathyroidism and compare it with 99m Tc-sestamibi (99m Tc-MIBI), 4D-CT, and 11 C-choline PET/CT. METHODS: Of the 527 patients with surgically confirmed primary hyperparathyroidism, 79 patients with ectopic hyperparathyroidism were enrolled. The diagnostic performance of US, 99m Tc-MIBI, US+MIBI, 4D-CT, and 11 C-choline PET/CT was calculated, and the factors affecting the sensitivity of US and 99m Tc-MIBI were analyzed...
December 18, 2023: Endocrine Practice