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 ...
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 ...
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) have been working together to improve the quality of diagnostic ultrasound and ...
Most cases of primary hyperparathyroidism result from a single adenoma. Surgical treatment with minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP), therefore, demands accurate preoperative localization of the ...
Columbia University researchers are the first to show that focused ultrasound—a noninvasive technique that uses sound waves ...
Even with decades of experience in the healthcare field, Kathy Ross was taken aback when she learned she had a parathyroid tumor. “It was very scary,” said Ross, who is the chief information officer ...