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Radiology, Vol 189, 137-141, Copyright © 1993 by Radiological Society of North America

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Localization of abnormal parathyroid glands of the mediastinum with MR imaging

YS Kang, K Rosen, OH Clark and CB Higgins
Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143.

PURPOSE: To determine the sensitivity of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for preoperative localization of abnormal parathyroid glands in the mediastinum and to compare the sensitivity of MR imaging with those of scintigraphy and ultrasonography (US). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The prospective sensitivity of MR imaging was compared with those of thallium-technetium scintigraphy and US in 25 patients in whom the abnormal gland was located in the mediastinum at surgery. RESULTS: MR imaging had a much higher sensitivity (22 of 25 cases [88%]) than did scintigraphy (11 of 19 cases [58%]) or US (three of 24 cases [12%]). The most common locations for the mediastinal gland were intrathymic (eight of 25 cases) and paraesophageal (six of 25 cases) sites. CONCLUSION: MR imaging should be considered the modality of choice for preoperative localization in this group of patients.


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