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M Ishibashi1, M Uchida, H Nishida
1Division of Nuclear Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
We describe two patients with ectopic parathyroid glands evaluated with 99Tcm sestamibi, 99Tcm tetrofosmin, and three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT). Radionuclide images of the neck were acquired at 10 min, and at 2-3 h after radiopharmaceutical injection, and showed intense uptake in the ectopic parathyroid tissue. These patients also underwent contrast enhanced CT imaging with 3D reconstructions which were evaluated for ability to visualize critical anatomical structures, e.g. blood vessels and parathyroid glands. Based on 3D-CT images, surgical planning was altered in one of the two patients studied. In conclusion, reconstructed 3D-CT images provided useful anatomical localization of ectopic parathyroid glands identified on 99Tcm sestamibi and 99Tcm tetrofosmin imaging. This anatomical information aided surgical planning of gland resection.
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