Preoperative F-18 fluorocholine PET/CT for the detection of hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands in patients with secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism: comparison with Tc-99m sestamibi scan and neck ultrasound
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DOI: 10.1007/s12149-020-01479-2
Abstract: Objectives Currently, neck ultrasound is the preferred preoperative imaging in patients with secondary/tertiary hyperparathyroidism, and the use of Tc-99m sestamibi scan is limited in these patients. We conducted this study to compare the diagnostic utilities… read more here.
Keywords: pet; 99m sestamibi; fluorocholine pet; secondary tertiary ... See more keywords
Do otherwise well, healthy children with palpable cervical lymph nodes require investigation with neck ultrasound?
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319648
Abstract: ### Clinical bottom lines You are the speciality registrar seeing a 6-year-old girl in clinic who was referred by her general practitioner (GP) with a 4-week history of ‘persistent lymphadenopathy’. She is otherwise well with… read more here.
Keywords: cervical lymph; lymph nodes; otherwise well; well healthy ... See more keywords
Structured reporting of head and neck ultrasound examinations
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DOI: 10.1186/s12880-019-0325-5
Abstract: BackgroundReports of head and neck ultrasound examinations are frequently written by hand as free texts. Naturally, quality and structure of free text reports is variable, depending on the examiner’s individual level of experience. Aim of… read more here.
Keywords: ultrasound examinations; srs; head neck; neck ultrasound ... See more keywords