99mTc-Sestamibi/123I Subtraction SPECT/CT in Parathyroid Scintigraphy: Is Additional Pinhole Imaging Useful?

Virpi TunninenPekka VarjoTomi KauppinenAnu HolmHannu EskolaMarko Seppänen

Published in: International journal of molecular imaging (2017)

99mTc-sestamibi/123I subtraction SPECT/CT is a highly sensitive and specific protocol for PS. The use of additional anterior pinhole imaging increases both sensitivity and specificity of PS, although this increase is not statistically significant.

Keyphrases

dual energy
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positron emission tomography
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molecularly imprinted