Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: RESULTS: Per-patient analysis, 43 patients had hyperplasia, 6 patients had adenomas, and 1 patient had a carcinoma. Only 3 patients with hyperplasia did not demonstrate any sestamibi uptake in the parathyroid scans. Out of the 148 pathologically confirmed parathyroid lesions, SPECT/CT images were able to identify 89 lesions (60%) and planar images of 71 lesions (48%). The average of sestamibi uptake intensity was mild at grade 1.6. Uptake intensity showed a positive correlation with parathyroid hormone (PTH) level but not with phosphorus, calcium, ionized calcium, or vitamin D levels. The largest lesion showed a high positive predictive value, especially in lesions with a diameter over 1.0 cm. CONCLUSIONS: Regardless of relatively low and less discrete uptake in KT patients, it well depicts the largest and the most hyperfunctioning lesion.
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Authors | Muheon Shin, Joon Young Choi, Sun Wook Kim, Jung Han Kim, Young Seok Cho |
Journal | Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
(Nucl Med Mol Imaging)
Vol. 55
Issue 6
Pg. 285-292
(Dec 2021)
ISSN: 1869-3474 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 34868377
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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