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17921899

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
Sestamibi scans for localization of abnormal parathyroid glands in patients with hyperparathyroidism are widely used at many institutions. Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery demands accurate preoperative localization imaging; however, nonlocalizing sestamibi scans occur in 15% of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. It remains unknown why some sestamibi scans fail to localize. We hypothesize that an increase in microvascular density (MVD) within an adenoma will result in rapid tracer washout and a subsequent nonlocalizing scan. This study investigates the role of MVD in sestamibi localization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0023-852X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
117
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2163-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of microvascular density in nonlocalizing parathyroid sestamibi scans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012, USA. Glenn.Peters@ccc.uab.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study