The efficacy of fluorine-18-choline PET/CT in comparison with Tc-99m-MIBI SPECT/CT in the localization of a hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland in primary hyperparathyroidism

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Araz M., Soydal Ç., Özkan E., Kır K. M., İbiş E., Güllü S., ...More

NUCLEAR MEDICINE COMMUNICATIONS, vol.39, no.11, pp.989-994, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000000899
  • Journal Name: NUCLEAR MEDICINE COMMUNICATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.989-994
  • Keywords: choline, PET, PET/CT, primary hyperparathyroidism, PREOPERATIVE LOCALIZATION, F-18-FLUOROCHOLINE PET/CT, TC-99M-SESTAMIBI, ADENOMAS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim The aim of this study was to determine the role of fluorine-18-choline (F-18-FCH) PET/CT in comparison with technetium-99m-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (Tc-99m-MIBI) single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in primary hyperparathyroidism and to investigate whether maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) may be indicative of disease severity.