PURPOSE: Identification of pathologic parathyroid glands in primary hyperparathyroidism, traditionally based on neck ultrasound (US) and/or 99mTc-Sestamibi scintigraphy, can be challenging. PET/CT with 18F-Fluorocholine (18F-FCH) might improve the detection of pathologic parathyroid glands. We aimed at comparing the diagnostic performance of 18F-FCH-PET/CT with that of dual-phase dual-isotope parathyroid scintigraphy and neck US. METHODS: Thirty-four consecutive patients with primary hyperparathyroidism were prospectively enrolled, 7 had normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism, and 27 had classic hypercalcemic hyperparathyroidism. All patients underwent high-resolution neck US, dual-phase dual-isotope 99mTc-Pertechnetate/99mTc-Sestamibi scintigraphy, and 18F-FCH-PET/CT. RESULTS: In the whole patients' group, the detection rates of the abnormal parathyroid gland were 68% for neck US, 71% for 18F-FCH-PET/CT, and only 15% for 99mTc-Sestamibi scintigraphy. The corresponding figures in normocalcemic and hypercalcemic hyperparathyroidism were 57 and 70% for neck US, 70 and 71% for 18F-FCH-PET/CT, and 0 and 18% for 99mTc-Sestamibi scintigraphy, respectively. In the 17 patients in whom the abnormal parathyroid gland was identified, either at surgery or at fine needle aspiration cytology/biochemistry, the correct detection rate was 82% for neck US, 89% for 18F-FCH-PET/CT, and only 17% for 99mTc-Sestamibi scintigraphy. CONCLUSIONS: 18F-FCH-PET/CT can be considered a first-line imaging technique for the identification of pathologic parathyroid glands in patients with normocalcemic and hypercalcemic hyperparathyroidism, even when the parathyroid volume is small.

• Klíčová slova
• Normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism, PETC/CT with 18F-Choline, Primary hyperparathyroidism,
• MeSH
• cholin analogy a deriváty   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• hyperkalcemie diagnostické zobrazování   patologie   chirurgie   MeSH
• hyperparatyreóza diagnostické zobrazování   patologie   chirurgie   MeSH
• kohortové studie MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• nádory příštítného tělíska diagnostické zobrazování   patologie   chirurgie   MeSH
• následné studie MeSH
• PET/CT metody   MeSH
• prognóza MeSH
• radiofarmaka MeSH
• radioisotopová scintigrafie metody   MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ultrasonografie metody   MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• cholin MeSH
• fluorocholine MeSH Prohlížeč
• radiofarmaka MeSH