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G. Scott Voorman, MD; George H. Petti, Jr, MD; Eloy Schulz, MD; George D. Chonkich, MD; Gerald A. Kirk, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1988;114(9):993-995.

Abstract
• Technetium Tc 99m/thallium 201 parathyroid scanning has been proved to be effective by multiple researchers. A review of 54 patients who underwent scanning and operations at an institution showed the scans to be accurate in 83%. There were 15% false-negative and 2% false-positive scans. The pitfalls of parathyroid scanning can be related to false-positives and false-negatives.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1988;114:993-995)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Head and Neck Surgery (Drs Voorman, Petti, and Chonkich) and Radiology-Nuclear Medicine (Drs Schulz and Kirk), Loma Linda (Calif) University Medical Center.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 29, 1988.

Presented at the Western Sectional Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, Newport Beach, Calif, Jan 23, 1988.

Reprint requests to Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson St, Suite 2576, Loma Linda, CA 92354 (Dr Petti).

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