Sestamibi parathyroid scan
A sestamibi parathyroid scan is a procedure in nuclear medicine which is performed to localize parathyroid adenoma, which causes Hyperparathyroidism. Adequate localization of parathyroid adenoma allows the surgeon to use a minimally invasive surgical approach.
| Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy | |
|---|---|
A nuclear medicine parathyroid scan demonstrates a parathyroid adenoma adjacent to the left inferior pole of the thyroid gland. The above study was performed with Technetium-Sestamibi (1st column) and Iodine-123 (2nd column) simultaneous imaging and the subtraction technique (3rd column). | |
| ICD-10-PCS | CG11 |
| ICD-9-CM | 92.13 |
| OPS-301 code | 3-702 |
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