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CC BY 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2023; 22(04): 289-292
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1774732
Case Report

18F-Fluorocholine PET-CT Outshines Sestamibi Scintigraphy in Detecting Parathyroid Adenomas in the Background of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Piyush Chandra
1   Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zydus Hospitals, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
,
Dipayan Nandy
2   Department of General Surgery, Parul Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
,
Samir Saini
3   Sanidhya Clinic, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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Abstract

Ultrasonography neck and dual-phase 99mTc-sestamibi (MIBI) scan are standard imaging techniques for the detection of parathyroid adenomas in primary hyperparathyroidism. However, in presence of coexistent thyroid disease or small size of adenomas, the accuracy of these imaging modalities is low and leads to delayed diagnosis. We here present a report of two patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and with a nondiagnostic MIBI scan, who subsequently underwent successful surgery after positive localization of adenomas on 18F-fluorocholine positron emission tomography-computed tomography.

Keywords

autoimmune - FCH - fluorocholine - Hashimoto's - PET - sestamibi - thyroiditis


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Article published online:
04 December 2023

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