Parathyroid

Question 1

parathyroid radiotracer

Answer 1

Tc99m sestamibi

tacken up by parathyroid and thyroid although thyroid activity decreases with time

same agent used for nuclear cardiology

Question 2

parathyroid radiotracer use

Answer 2

parathyroid adenoma

Question 3

dual phase imaging with Tc99m sestamibi

Answer 3

localize parathyroid adenoma on early and delayed imaging

Question 4

use of Tc99m in parathyroid imaging

Answer 4

parathyroid tissue does not uptake Tc99m, can be used in indeterminate cases