Diagnostic performance of choline PET for detection of hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands in hyperparathyroidism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Giorgio TregliaArnoldo PiccardoAlessio ImperialeKlaus StrobelPhilipp A KaufmannJohn O PriorLuca Giovanella

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)

Radiolabelled choline PET demonstrated excellent diagnostic performance in detecting HP in patients with HPT. Large multicentre studies and cost-effectiveness analyses are needed to better define the role of this imaging method in this setting.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
computed tomography
high resolution
pet imaging
loop mediated isothermal amplification
real time pcr
label free
fluorescence imaging