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Establishment of a Simple and Effective Rat Model for Intraoperative Parathyroid Gland Imaging
Published on: August 17, 2022
[Performances of imaging investigations and scintigraphy for pre operative hyperparathyroidism]
Sethom Anissa1, Akkari Khemaies, Ouni Haifa
1Hôpital Militaire Principal D'Instruction de Tunis.
Background:
Hyperparathyroidism is a frequent affection. Therapeutic management is based on surgical removal of pathological glands. Therapeutic results are ameliorated thanks to preoperative imaging approach.
Aim:
To evaluate performances of different imaging investigations and scintigraphy for preoperative parathyroid localization.
Methods:
Retrospective study about 26 patients with confirmed hyperparathyroidism.
Results:
After radio-surgical and histological correlation, scintigraphy showed the best rate of sensitivity (92.3%), compared to other morphologic imaging (ultrasonography: 66.6%, CT-scan: 33.3% and MRI: 66.6%). The specificity was the same (100 %). No difference was obseved for both scintigraphic modalities.
Conclusion:
Our results compared to the literature showed that scintigraphy is the most satisfying for preoperative localization of abnormal parathyroid glands in hyperparathyroïdism.
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