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ArticleAnnals of nuclear medicine2026

Use of the tracheal bisecting line to differentiate upper pole from lower pole parathyroid adenomas: a PET/MR study using [

Junko Inoue Inukai, Bert-Ram Sah, Stephan Beintner-Skawran, Alexander Maurer, Simon A Mueller, Grégoire B Morand, Munenobu Nogami, Takamichi Murakami, Niels J Rupp, Petra Petranović Ovčariček and 2 more

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Article in Annals of nuclear medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Junko Inoue InukaiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. inouej@med.kobe-u.ac.jp.
Bert-Ram SahDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Stephan Beintner-SkawranDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alexander MaurerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Simon A MuellerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Grégoire B MorandDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Munenobu NogamiDepartment of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, KobeHyogo, 650-0017, Japan.
Takamichi MurakamiDepartment of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, KobeHyogo, 650-0017, Japan.
Niels J RuppDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Petra Petranović OvčaričekDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Luca GiovanellaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Martin W HuellnerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Abstract

purposeAccurate preoperative localization of parathyroid adenomas is crucial in managing primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Although [

methodsThis retrospective study included 110 patients (128 adenomas) with biochemically confirmed pHPT who underwent [

resultsAmong the 128 adenomas, 109 were orthotopic and 19 non-orthotopic (6 intrathyroidal). The inter-reader agreement was nearly perfect (κ = 0.99). The overall accuracy using the TBL was 0.945. The accuracy improved to 0.982 for orthotopic adenomas but decreased to 0.789 for non-orthotopic and 0.667 for intrathyroidal cases. Excluding intrathyroidal adenomas raised accuracy to 1.0 in non-orthotopic cases and 0.959 overall for non-intrathyroidal adenomas.

conclusionsThe TBL is a reliable and reproducible landmark on [

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AdenomaCholineMagnetic Resonance ImagingParathyroid NeoplasmsAdultAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographyRetrospective StudiesCholinefluorocholineFluorocholineHyperparathyroidismParathyroid glandsPositron emission tomography/computed tomographyPositron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imagingTrachea

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