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FCH-PET/CT superior to MIBI-SPECT/CT for guiding parathyroid surgery

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Medical imaging is used to localize parathyroid adenomas in patients with PHPT, a condition often diagnosed based on high calcium levels. To establish which of the two is the optimal first-line approach, the group enrolled 57 patients (63 years old on average; 15 men and 42 women) in a multicenter randomized diagnostic intervention trial.