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ea0037ep281 | Calcium and Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2015

18F-fluorocholine as PET tracer to localize the dominant source of PTH in a patient with X-linked hypophosphataemia and hyperparathyroidism

Schmid Christoph , Babians-Brunner Andrea , Huber Gerry , Sah Bertram , Steinert Hans

Introduction: 18F-fluorocholine is a PET tracer used in the diagnostic work-up of patients with prostate cancer but was incidentally found to detect other tumours such as meningiomas, pituitary and parathyroid adenomas. 18F-fluorocholine PET/MRI is currently under investigation as an imaging tool for detecting hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands in primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism, especially in patients qualifying and willing to undergo parathyro...