Clinical Value and Limitations of [11C]-Methionine PET for Detection and Localization of Suspected Parathyroid Adenomas

Ken Herrmann,Toshiki Takei,Kakuko Kanegae,Tohru Shiga,Andreas K. Buck,Jennifer Altomonte,Markus Schwaiger,Tibor Schuster,Ken-ichi Nishijima,Yuji Kuge,Nagara Tamaki

Clinical Value and Limitations of [11C]-Methionine PET for Detection and Localization of Suspected Parathyroid Adenomas

2009

Ken Herrmann
Toshiki Takei
Kakuko Kanegae
Tohru Shiga
Andreas K. Buck
Jennifer Altomonte
Markus Schwaiger
Tibor Schuster
Ken-ichi Nishijima
Yuji Kuge
Nagara Tamaki

Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the clinical value of [11C]methionine-PET (MET-PET) for detection and localization of parathyroid adenomas in patients without prior thyroidectomy.

Keywords:

Hyperparathyroidism
Nuclear medicine
Radiology
Computed tomography
Medicine
Ultrasonography
Thyroidectomy
Magnetic resonance imaging
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Methionine
Ultrasound
in patient
clinical value
11c methionine pet

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