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Establishment of a Simple and Effective Rat Model for Intraoperative Parathyroid Gland Imaging
Published on: August 17, 2022
[Imaging of parathyroid disorders]
Osamu Karakida1, Masumi Kadoya
1Department of Radiology, Shinshu University Scool of Medicine.
Abstract:
Parathyroid disorders, especially hyperparathyroidism with imagings and their respective values are discussed. Methoxy isobutyl isonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy with its high sensitivity and specificity for detecting parathyroid lesions is the modality of choice for the preoperative evaluation. Ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) also play important role for localizing and characterizing the lesions. The classical X-ray findings of hyperparathyroidism with pathologic correlations also are reviewed.
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