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Title: RADIONUCLIDE TECHNIQUES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PRIMARY HYPERPARAThYROIDISM THE ROLE OF TECHNETIUM 99M-THALLIUM 20 SUBTRACTION SCANNING
Authors: Qaisar Hussain Siraj , Asma Inam-ur-Rahman , Mahmoodul Hasan , Arshad Mirza , Syed Azhar Ahmed
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.
Country: Pakistan
Year: 1987
Volume: 37
Issue: 9
Language: English
Abstract
The role of various radionuclide investigations, including parathyroid scintigraphy, bone scintigraphy and serum parathormone estimations in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism is reviewed briefly. The initial experience with the dual isotope (Tl-201; Tc-99m) subtraction scintigraphy for the preoperative localization of parathyroid adenomas is presented
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