Giovanni Mariano Vitetta1, Pierluigi Neri2, Andrea Chiecchio3, Alessandro Carriero2, Stefano Cirillo1, Annalisa Balbo Mussetto1, Alessandra Codegone4. 1. S.C. Radiodiagnostica A.O. Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Ospedale Umberto I, Largo Turati, 62, 10128 Turin, Italy. 2. S.C.D.U. di Radiodiagnostica e Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità di Novara, Novara, Italy. 3. U.O. Fisica Sanitaria A.O. Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Ospedale Umberto I, Turin, Italy. 4. U.O. Medicina Nucleare A.O. Ordine Mauriziano di Torino, Ospedale Umberto I, Turin, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder that can be cured only by parathyroidectomy. Cervical ultrasonography and scintigraphy are the imaging studies most widely used for preoperative localization of the affected glands. The aim of this retrospective comparative study was to define the respective roles of ultrasonography and parathyroid scintigraphy in these cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 108 patients who had undergone parathyroidectomies for PHPT following cervical ultrasonographic and scintigraphic examinations. The ultrasound examinations were carried out by an expert physician sonographer in 61 cases and by various physician sonographers with different levels of experience in 47 cases. Sonographic and scintigraphic findings were compared with surgical findings and the diagnostic performance of the two imaging methods was evaluated by means of statistical analysis. RESULTS: The operator dependency of ultrasonography was confirmed by marked variations in sensitivity related to the experience of the sonographer. When sonography was performed by an expert, the sensitivity of combined use of the two methods was not significantly higher than that of sonography alone. CONCLUSIONS: In expert hands, the diagnostic yield of ultrasound is appreciably superior. It can therefore be used as the main and possibly sole method for preoperative localization of pathological parathyroid tissues. Combined use of ultrasound and scintigraphy is not cost-effective in these cases. Scintigraphy is indicated only when the ultrasound examination produces negative results.
OBJECTIVE:Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder that can be cured only by parathyroidectomy. Cervical ultrasonography and scintigraphy are the imaging studies most widely used for preoperative localization of the affected glands. The aim of this retrospective comparative study was to define the respective roles of ultrasonography and parathyroid scintigraphy in these cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 108 patients who had undergone parathyroidectomies for PHPT following cervical ultrasonographic and scintigraphic examinations. The ultrasound examinations were carried out by an expert physician sonographer in 61 cases and by various physician sonographers with different levels of experience in 47 cases. Sonographic and scintigraphic findings were compared with surgical findings and the diagnostic performance of the two imaging methods was evaluated by means of statistical analysis. RESULTS: The operator dependency of ultrasonography was confirmed by marked variations in sensitivity related to the experience of the sonographer. When sonography was performed by an expert, the sensitivity of combined use of the two methods was not significantly higher than that of sonography alone. CONCLUSIONS: In expert hands, the diagnostic yield of ultrasound is appreciably superior. It can therefore be used as the main and possibly sole method for preoperative localization of pathological parathyroid tissues. Combined use of ultrasound and scintigraphy is not cost-effective in these cases. Scintigraphy is indicated only when the ultrasound examination produces negative results.
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