RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Use of thallium-technetium parathyroid scans
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 179
OP 183
VO 54
IS 3
A1 Broughan, Thomas A.
A1 O’Donnell, James K.
A1 Kropilak, Michael D.
A1 Esselstyn, Caldwell B.
YR 1987
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/54/3/179.abstract
AB Localization of parathyroid pathology prior to reoperative neck exploration for hyperparathyroidism decreases operating time and potential morbidity. A color-graded nuclear scan using computer subtraction of technetium 99m from thallium-201 images is an accurate means of locating the parathyroid tissue in patients who have previously had one or more neck explorations.