LOS ANGELES -- Screening with 18 F-fluorocholine PET/CT imaging had the best detection capability for identifying parathyroid adenoma, according to a new study. Among 30 patients with primary ...

When it comes to identifying primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT), choline positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) may be the way to go. In a meta-analysis of 119 comparative ...

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. "New imaging contrast agents light up thyroid and parathyroid glands during surgery." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 20 July 2015.

Researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and affiliated organizations have reported the development and preclinical evaluation of [18F]F-ZW-cinacalcet, a novel PET agent ...

LOS ANGELES — In patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT identified more benign parathyroid tumors than high-resolution ultrasound and 99mTc-MIBI SPECT/CT imaging of the ...

PET-CT is a modern functional imaging modality which is obtained by a combination of PET (Positron emission tomography) and CT (computerised tomography) in a single examination. This combination ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio A 56-year-old male was referred to the ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Background A 54-year-old man presented to the emergency department of his local hospital with a 1-year history of fatigue, weight loss, and constipation. He had abused alcohol for many years, and his ...

Parathyroid cancer is very rare. Most cases of parathyroid disease, including almost all cases of overactive parathyroid, are not cancer. At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, our endocrine tumor ...