RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Parathyroid Scintigraphy
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 59
OP 65
VO 25
IS 1
A1 Jennifer L. Prekeges
A1 Brian Eisenberg
YR 1997
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/25/1/59.abstract
AB Scintigraphy of the parathyroid glands continues to be controversial from several standpoints, including radiopharmaceutical choice, imaging protocol, results, and utility in clinical situations. This article reviews: the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the parathyroid glands; mechanisms of radiopharmaceutical localization; commonly accepted imaging protocols; image results; and the appropriate use of parathyroid scintigraphy.