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- Title
Investigating patients with normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism: When is a parathyroid scintigraphy indicated?
- Authors
Mazokopakis, Elias; Skarakis, Spyridon-Nikitas
- Abstract
In clinical practice, physicians often encounter patients with persistent elevated serum parathyroid hormone levels and normal serum calcium levels, a state known as normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism (NHPT). The investigation of NHPT cases can lead to unnecessary use of parathyroid scintigraphy (PS) and consequently unnecessary health-care costs. In this clinical review, the most common causes of NHPT and the possible indications for PS performance in such cases are mainly presented and discussed.
- Subjects
HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PARATHYROID hormone; VITAMIN D
- Publication
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2019, Vol 18, Issue 3, p227
- ISSN
1450-1147
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_61_18