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A Simple Formula to Estimate Parathyroid Weight on 4D-CT, Predict Pathologic Weight, and Diagnose Parathyroid Adenoma in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism

R. Yeh, Y.-K.D. Tay, L. Dercle, L. Bandeira, M.R. Parekh and J.P. Bilezikian
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2020, 41 (9) 1690-1697; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6687
R. Yeh
aFrom the Department of Radiology (R.Y.), Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
cDepartment of Radiology (R.Y., L.D., M.R.P.), New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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Y.-K.D. Tay
bDepartment of Endocrinology (Y.-K.D.T.), Sengkang General Hospital, Singhealth, Singapore
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L. Dercle
cDepartment of Radiology (R.Y., L.D., M.R.P.), New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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L. Bandeira
dDepartment of Endocrinology (L.B.), Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
eFleury Group (L.B.), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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cDepartment of Radiology (R.Y., L.D., M.R.P.), New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
fDepartment of Radiology (M.R.P.), Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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gDepartment of Medicine (J.P.B.), Division of Endocrinology, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York.
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R. Yeh, Y.-K.D. Tay, L. Dercle, L. Bandeira, M.R. Parekh, J.P. Bilezikian
A Simple Formula to Estimate Parathyroid Weight on 4D-CT, Predict Pathologic Weight, and Diagnose Parathyroid Adenoma in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2020, 41 (9) 1690-1697; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6687

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2020, 41 (9) 1690-1697; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6687
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