Published 2016 | Version v1
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11C-Methionine positron emission tomography-computed tomography in localization of methoxyisobutyl isonitrile negative ectopic parathyroid adenoma

Creators

  • 1. Department of PET Imaging, INMAS, New Delhi (India)
  • 2. Division of Cyclotron and Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, INMAS, New Delhi (India)

Description

Primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by parathyroid adenomas in 85% of the cases. Since parathyroid adenomas are known for their ectopic location, presurgical localization of the suspected site of adenoma is desirable. However, current imaging modalities are not always successful in localizing ectopic parathyroid adenomas. The aim of this case report is to show that 11C-methionine positron emission tomography could accurately localize ectopic parathyroid adenomas in patients in whom conventional imaging had failed or is inconclusive

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.172362; Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746843

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Identifiers

URL
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746843;
DOI
10.4103/0972-3919.172362;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 49-51
ISSN
0972-3919

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47084612
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ADENOMAS; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; PARATHYROID GLANDS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
BODY; CARCINOMAS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY

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Notes
PMCID: PMC4746843; PMID: 26917896; PUBLISHER-ID: IJNM-31-49; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:4746843; Copyright: (c) Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine