2013
Parathyroid Localization and Implications for Clinical Management
Kunstman JW, Kirsch JD, Mahajan A, Udelsman R. Parathyroid Localization and Implications for Clinical Management. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2013, 98: 902-912. PMID: 23345096, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-3168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid localizationPrimary hyperparathyroidismRadiation exposurePrevalence of hyperparathyroidismInvasive surgical approachExtensive clinical experienceNoninvasive imaging techniquesSignificant radiation exposureParathyroid arteriographySurgical candidatesFocused parathyroidectomyRefractory diseaseParathyroid surgeryParathyroid pathologyPreoperative localizationSurgical approachClinical managementClinical trialsExquisite anatomical detailComputed tomographyClinical experienceNuclear scintigraphyThyroid glandHyperparathyroidismMultidisciplinary collaboration
2010
4D Parathyroid CT as the Initial Localization Study for Patients with De Novo Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Starker LF, Mahajan A, Björklund P, Sze G, Udelsman R, Carling T. 4D Parathyroid CT as the Initial Localization Study for Patients with De Novo Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2010, 18: 1723-1728. PMID: 21184187, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1507-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary hyperparathyroidismMultiglandular diseaseParathyroid tumorsIntraoperative parathyroid hormone measurementParathyroid hormone measurementDe novo patientsMajority of patientsPreferred imaging modalityFour-dimensional computed tomographyIntact PTHInvasive parathyroidectomyConsecutive patientsNovo patientsPathologic findingsParathyroid lesionsComputed tomographyHormone measurementsPatientsCorrect quadrantBiochemical measurementsLocalization studiesTumorsS-CaImaging modalitiesHyperparathyroidism