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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

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
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