Acquisition

-  Use gammacamera with paralell high resolution collimator for imaging.

-  At 10 min and 2 h, obtain planar 5-10 min counts over head, neck and upper thorax in anterior and oblique views. Spect acquisition is suggested in recurrent lesions.

-  Put a radioactive marker on mandible and upper sternum.

-  After late 99m-Tc Sestamibi acquisition and without moving the patient take an anterior thyroid view with pertechnectate for substraction

References:

1    Jofre MJ. Diagnostico del Hiperparatiroidismo, p: 203-207 in: Medicina Nuclear Aplicaciones Clínicas. Eds: I. Carrio - P. González. Editorial Masson, Barcelona España, 2003.

2    Greenspan B. S. et al Procedure Guideline for Parathyroid Scintigraphy 2.0 p: 19-23 Society of Nuclear Medicine

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