Parathyroid CT Scan
Parathyroid CT Scan
High resolution parathyroid CT scan is used to help localize a parathyroid tumor when a parathyroid scan and parathyroid ultrasound were unsuccessful at localizing the tumor. This technique has proven to be increasingly accurate in localizing a parathyroid adenoma in an aberrant location. Parathyroid CT scan requires a radiologist skilled at looking for abnormal parathyroid glands.
Although Parathyroid CT is not always a first line modality; if a Sestamibi scan of the parathyroids and ultrasound are negative then a CT of the parathyroids is performed to help identify a parathyroid adenoma in an aberrant location. A CT scan is quicker and less expensive than an MRI.
