Skip to main content

Table 2 Comparisons of US, CT and 99mTc-MIBI

From: The role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of the coexistence of primary hyperparathyroidism and non-medullary thyroid carcinoma

Patient

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Characteristics

Th

Pth

Th

Pth

Th

Pth

Th

Pth

Th

Pth

Th

Pth

Th

Pth

Findinga

US

CT

×

MIBI

×

×

Diagnosisa

US

×

CT

Suspiciousb

Cannot except the possibilityc

×

MIBI

×

×

Suspicious

  1. Abbreviations: Th Thyroid lesion, Pth Parathyroid lesion. a Finding: The lesion could be detected during or after the imaging scan; Diagnosis: The origin of the lesions (thyroid or parathyroid) can be correctly identified according to the imaging. bSuspicious: About 60% of the Possibilities. cCannot except the possibility: Lower than 50% of the Possibilities