¹¹C-methionine PET/CT and conventional imaging techniques in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is well known that primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is one of the most common endocrine disorders. Precise preoperative adenoma localization is essential for increasing PHPT cure rate. Conventional localization techniques include neck ultrasound, 99m-Tc-sestamibi scintigraphy, and computed tomography (CT). However, all of these methods have limitations. ¹¹C-methionine positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) combines both anatomical and functional modalities; it may be useful in terms of lowering the imaging procedures number and improving accuracy.

Methods

A retrospective diagnostic accuracy study with sensitivity and specificity evaluation was conducted. We studied the data of 91 patients with PHPT, who were hospitalized at Almaz

SUBMITTER: Pogosian K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102764 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature