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ea0026p50 | Endocrine disruptors | ECE2011

Parathyroid adenoma screening efficacies of different imaging tools and factors affecting the success rates

Cakal E , Cakir E , Dilli A , Colak N , Ozturk I , Ozbek M , Kilic M , Dellibasi T

Introduction: To evaluate the efficacy of 3 different parathyroid adenoma screening tools (high resolution ultrasonography (USG), technetium Tc 99m-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) parathyroid scintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging (MR)) and to determine factors affecting the detection success rates.Methods: Thirty-nine patients (29 female and 10 male) with primary hyperparathyroidism were included in the study. PatientÂ’s mean age was 53.9&#177...