Published June 1995 | Version v1
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Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for preoperative parathyroid imaging in primary hyperparathyroidism

Creators

  • 1. Cyclotron Research Center Medical Unit, Univ. of Liege (Belgium)
  • 2. Div. of Endocrine Surgery, Univ. Hospital of Liege (Belgium)

Description

Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging was performed in seven consecutive patients with primary hyperparathyroidism to preoperatively locate parathyroid adenomas. Foci of FDG accumulation corresponding to abnormal parathyroid tissue were observed in two out of nine surgically excised parathyroid adenomas. It was concluded that FDG PET imaging demonstrated a too low sensitivity for systematic preoperative detection and localization of parathyroid glands causing primary hyperparathyroidism. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 556-558.
ISSN
0340-6997
CODEN
EJNMD9

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
27025910
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ADENOMAS; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PARATHYROID GLANDS; PATIENTS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARCINOMAS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; GLANDS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MAMMALS; MAN; MATERIALS; NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES