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D Cecchin¹, R Motta, P Zucchetta

¹Nuclear Medicine Service, Department of Diagnostic Medical Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy. diego.cecchin@unipd.it

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Imaging techniques like ultrasound and scintigraphy help locate parathyroid glands in hypercalcemia. Advanced methods like MRI and PET/CT are crucial for complex cases and cancer-induced hypercalcemia assessment.

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Radiology
Nuclear Medicine
Endocrinology

Background:

Hypercalcemia, often caused by primary hyperparathyroidism or malignancy, is a common clinical issue.
Accurate localization of enlarged parathyroid glands is essential for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

To review current imaging techniques for hypercalcemia.
To discuss the utility of various modalities in primary hyperparathyroidism and cancer-induced hypercalcemia.

Main Methods:

Review of ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine imaging.
Discussion of multimodality approaches including PET/CT and selective venous sampling.
Evaluation of imaging accuracy for different techniques.

Main Results:

Ultrasound and scintigraphy are commonly used for initial localization.
CT, MRI, and PET/CT are valuable for persistent, recurrent, or complex hypercalcemia cases.
Multimodality imaging is recommended for cancer-induced hypercalcemia, assessing various organs and skeletal metastases.

Conclusions:

A range of imaging modalities are available for hypercalcemia diagnosis and localization.
The choice of imaging depends on the clinical context, including suspected cause and previous findings.
Advanced techniques like FDG-PET/CT and targeted radionuclide imaging offer improved accuracy in specific scenarios.