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