Published September 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Pitfalls of technetium Tc 99m/thallium 201 parathyroid scanning

  • 1. Loma Linda Univ. Medical Center, CA (USA)

Description

Technetium Tc 99m/thallium 201 parathyroid scanning has been proved to be effective by multiple researchers. A review of 54 patients who underwent scanning and operations at an institution showed the scans to be accurate in 83%. There were 15% false-negative and 2% false-positive scans. The pitfalls of parathyroid scanning can be related to false-positives and false-negatives

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Archives of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Journal Volume
114
Journal Issue
9
Series
Arch. Otolaryngol., Head Neck Surg.
Journal Page Range
993-995
ISSN
0886-4470
CODEN
AONSE