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Imaging for Parathyroid Surgery

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Imaging in parathyroid disease is aimed at localizing enlarged parathyroid glands after a biochemical diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism has been made. By precisely identifying the number and location of abnormal parathyroid glands, minimally invasive surgical parathyroidectomy approaches can be considered and planned. The advantages and limitations of currently available imaging methods, including sestamibi nuclear scanning, ultrasonography, CT, MRI, invasive studies, and combinations of all of these, are discussed in this chapter.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 2380 Sutter Street, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA

    Neelima Tummala MD & Lisa A. Orloff MD

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    David J. Terris

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    Michael C. Singer

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Tummala, N., Orloff, L.A. (2014). Imaging for Parathyroid Surgery. In: Terris, D., Singer, M. (eds) Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9011-1_14

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