To evaluate the usefulness of the combination of Tc-sestamibi/Tc-pertechnetate subtraction scintigraphy (SS) and high-resolution neck ultrasonography (US) in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) undergoing parathyroidectomy.
Advantages of combined technetium-99m-sestamibi scintigraphy and high-resolution ultrasonography in parathyroid localization: comparative study in 91 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
Endocrine Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterology Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy. lumachi@ux1.unipd.it