[Roentgen diagnosis of hypo- and hyperparathyroidism]

The internal organs and the bone and joint system of 970 patients with hyperparathyrosis and the bone and joint system of 146 persons with hypoparathyrosis, as well as of patients with other nosology, in whom these diabetes are suspected, underwent roentgenoscopy. It is suggested that indirect thyroid lymphography, combined with esophagoscopy, is an effective method for revealing changes in the parathyroid glands. The characteristic signs of hyperparathyrosis are subperiosteal resorption of the hand bones and specific osteoporosis of the cranial bones, particularly in their combination with systemic skeletal osteoporosis. The main hypoparathyrosis symptoms are osteosclerosis, accompanied by calcification of the soft tissues.