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Use of digirad 2020tc ImagerTM, a multi-crystal scintillation camera with solid-state detectors in one case for the imaging of autografts of parathyroid glands

Authors :
T Ooshita
Hiroyasu Yamamoto
Daisuke Tsuchida
Mayuki Uchiyama
H Narrita
Shigeyuki Ogi
Nobuyoshi Fukumitsu
Yutaka Mori
Hiroshi Takeyama
Source :
Annals of Nuclear Medicine. 15:533-536
Publication Year :
2001
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2001.

Abstract

99mTc-methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile (99mTc-MIBI) scintigraphy with Digirad 2020tc ImagerTM (2020tc), which was a multi-crystal scintillation camera with solid-state detectors was performed for patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism having autografts of parathyroid glands in the right arm. With the 2020tc camera, three abnormal accumulations were found in the right arm. The images obtained with this camera were superior in resolution to those obtained with a conventional NaI crystal gamma camera (ZLC7500, Siemens, Germany). The next day, resection of autografts of parathyroid glands was done. Four hyperplastic parathyroid glands were resected and all were hyperplastic in pathological findings.

Details

ISSN :
18646433 and 09147187
Volume :
15
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Annals of Nuclear Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....592b4816e5c40f32b27ab22d78169ffb
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02988508