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Dual-isotope subtraction SPECT-CT in parathyroid localization

A. W. Woods, Alison A. Bolster, Sai Han, Fat‐Wui Poon, David Colville, John H. Shand, J. B. Neilly

Nuclear Medicine Communications · 2017 · 32 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Dual-isotope subtraction SPECT-CT imaging has a very high sensitivity and specificity in detecting and locating a parathyroid adenoma, showing that it is a very reliable preoperative imaging technique in primary hyperparathyroidism.

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