SPECT-CT fusion in the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism

Document Type : Technical note

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1 Department of Radiology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

2 Department of Pathology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

Abstract

Objective(s): In this study, we aimed to analyze the relationship between the diagnostic ability of fused single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) images in localization of
parathyroid lesions and the size of adenomas or hyperplastic glands.
Methods: Five patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and 4 patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) were imaged 15 and 120 minutes after the intravenous injection of technetium99mmethoxyisobutylisonitrile (99mTc-MIBI). All patients underwent surgery
and 5 parathyroid adenomas and 10 hyperplastic glands were detected. Pathologic findings were correlated with imaging results.
Results: The SPECT/CT fusion images were able to detect all parathyroid adenomas even with the greatest axial diameter of 0.6 cm. Planar scintigraphy and SPECT imaging could not detect parathyroid adenomas
with an axial diameter of 1.0 to 1.2 cm. Four out of 10 (40%) hyperplastic parathyroid glands were diagnosed, using planar and SPECT imaging and 5 out of 10 (50%) hyperplastic parathyroid glands were localized, using SPECT/CT fusion images.
Conclusion: SPECT/CT fusion imaging is a more useful tool for localization of parathyroid lesions, particularly parathyroid adenomas, in comparison with planar and or SPECT imaging.

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Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
January 2015
Pages 61-65

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