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Minimal Parathyroid Surgery

Also called: Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy, or "MIRP" The technique of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy using intraoperative nuclear mapping (also called minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy (MIRP)) was pioneered in

Sestamibi Scanning

Sestamibi scanning is the preferred way in which to localize diseased parathyroid glands prior to an operation. This parathyroid scan was invented in the early 1990's and now is widely available at essentially every hospital in the United States (however, as yo

Pre-Operative Decision Making

It is clear that ALL patients with primary hyperparathyroidism are candidates for minimally invasive parathyroid surgery using intraoperative nuclear mapping. ALL parathyroid patients can take advantage of using a radioactive-detection probe during the surgery,

SPECT Scanning of Parathyroid Tumors

Hemant Chheda, M.D. SPECT (Single Proton Emission Computerized Tomography) scanning is a new technique whereby images can be obtained of diseased glands which have absorbed a radioactive marker. A number of experts believe that SPECT scanning for parathyroi

Preoperative Localization of Parathyroid Tumors

If you have parathyroid disease, chances are that just one of your parathyroid glands has gone bad. Parathyroid disease will be cured if the surgeon takes out that one bad gland! But, there are four parathyroids and they can be located all over the n