Detection of abnormal parathyroid glands in postoperative patients with recurrent hyperparathyroidism: sensitivity of MR imaging.

1993 
The efficacy of MR imaging in identifying abnormal parathyroid glands in patients with recurrent hyperparathyroidism after surgery was investigated.Findings on preoperative T1- and T2-weighted MR images in 44 patients with recurrent hyperparathyroidism were prospectively evaluated and compared with surgical/pathologic results in all patients. A blinded retrospective analysis of the MR findings comparing T1- or T2-weighted images alone and in combination for detection of abnormal parathyroid glands also was performed.Seventy-four percent of surgically proved abnormal parathyroid glands were detected prospectively and 65% were detected retrospectively on MR images. The combination of T1- and T2-weighted images increased the sensitivity for detection. The sensitivity for detection of abnormal glands was 72% in the neck and 86% in the mediastinum. The sensitivities for detecting parathyroid adenomas (80%) and hyperplastic glands (69%) were not significantly different. There was no threshold volume for detecti...
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