Visualization of a Parathyroid Adenoma with Tc-99m MIBI in a Case with Iodine Saturation and Impaired Thallium Uptake

Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Imaging to Pathology

“…[3839] Taillefer et al, in 1992, introduced the use of 99 m Tc-sestamibi as a single agent in a dual-phase technique. [40] The double-phase technique relies on a more rapid washout of 99 m Tc-sestamibi from the thyroid tissue than from the abnormal parathyroid glands [Figure 6].…”

A Case of Parathyroid Carcinoma Visualized on Tc-99m-Sestamibi Scintigraphy

“…Some reports have indicated Tc-99m-MIBI-scintigraphy as a good modality for detecting parathyroid adenomas (4,5,6,7). The mechanism of MI-BI-uptake by diverse benign and malignant disorders is not known, it should account for a relative lack of tissue specificity (8,9).…”