ea0011p440 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2006
Paul Thomas Vizhalil
, Thomas Nihal
, Seshadri Mandal
, Rajaratinam Simon
, Sudeep K
, Jagan Jacob Jubbin
Aims: To calculate the sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value of Parathyroid scintigraphy using Technetium-Sestamibi scan in the localization of parathyroid disease.Methods and material: This is a retrospective medical review of 161 patients who underwent the Parathyroid scintigraphy at our hospital in last six years. True positives were defined as patients with confirmed primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) on pathological examination. Tru...