Tc-99m sestamibi imaging of a hyperfunctioning parathyroid autograft with Doppler ultrasound and MRI correlation

Clin Nucl Med. 1995 Mar;20(3):222-5. doi: 10.1097/00003072-199503000-00007.

Abstract

The authors describe a case in which Tc-99m sestamibi demonstrated increased vascularity and uptake in a hyperfunctioning autograft in a patient with recurrent hyperparathyroidism and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Findings were confirmed by differential parathyroid hormone levels in antecubital venous blood samples, ultrasound with color Doppler, MRI, and surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Forearm
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism / diagnosis
  • Hyperparathyroidism / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hyperparathyroidism / etiology
  • Hyperparathyroidism / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 / surgery
  • Parathyroid Glands / diagnostic imaging
  • Parathyroid Glands / pathology
  • Parathyroid Glands / transplantation*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Recurrence
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi*
  • Transplantation, Autologous
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi