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ReviewJournal of the Endocrine Society2021

High-frequency Multiphase 4DCT for the Detection of Parathyroid Adenomas: A Pictorial Essay.

Steven Raeymaeckers, Yannick De Brucker, Maurizio Tosi, Nico Buls, Johan De Mey

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Review in Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Steven RaeymaeckersDepartment of Radiology, Universitair ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan, Jette, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0822-1919
Yannick De BruckerDepartment of Radiology, Universitair ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan, Jette, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3646-3739
Maurizio TosiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Universitair ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan, Jette, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7518-8675
Nico BulsDepartment of Radiology, Universitair ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan, Jette, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2830-6899
Johan De MeyDepartment of Anesthesiology, Universitair ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan, Jette, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3601-3212
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

4-Dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) for the detection of (an) enlarged parathyroid(s) is a commonly performed examination in the management of primary hyperparathyroidism. In our center, we introduced a high-frequency multiphase 4DCT protocol obtaining 16 phases, including 11 different arterial phases. Exposure to this multiphase 4DCT technique is similar to that for classic helical 4DCT. In this pictorial essay we reconstructed our multiphase 4DCT series in the manner of a classic helical 4DCT and compare both techniques. We illustrate how multiphase 4DCT may aid in the detection of parathyroid adenomas. We found 17 out of 19 lesions demonstrating a type A pattern of enhancement, therefore suggesting this pattern could be more prevalent than previously thought. Some parathyroid adenomas may be mistaken for enlarged lymph nodes using classic 4DCT whereas high-frequency multiphase 4DCT can detect a temporary rise in enhancement, thus suggesting the lesions in question to be of parathyroid origin. Smaller lesions may prove more obvious as the difference in enhancement between parathyroid and thyroid can become more prominent. KEY POINT: Using high-frequency multiphase 4DCT an arterial phase with maximum enhancement of parathyroid tissue can be defined. This phase may aid in the detection of parathyroid adenomas.

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4DCTmultiphase scanningparathyroid adenomaPrimary hyperparathyroidism

Identifiers

PMID34458658
PMCPMC8389182
OpenAlexW3191132762

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