Imaging of Treated Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Imaging of Treated Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease Via radioactive iodine Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2022 Feb;32(1):145-157. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2021.08.014. ABSTRACT The thyroid and parathyroid glands are endocrine structures located in the visceral space of the infrahyoid neck. Imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation of patients with thyroid cancer, both in the pre and posttreatment setting. Disorders of thyroid function, that is, hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, are also fairly common, although imaging utilization is less frequent with these co nditions. Parathyroid dysfunction results in disordered calcium metabolism. Imaging is frequently applied in the preoperative assessment of these patients undergoing parathyroidectomy; however, routine imaging in the postoperative setting is uncommon. Parathyroid carcinoma is rare; however, imaging may be used in the pre and posttreatment setting. PMID:34809835 | DOI:10.1016/j.nic.2021.08.014 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.