Joao Rafael Terneira Vicentini MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Danilo Giorgio Oliveira Azevedo Medrado MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Marcio Ricardo Taveira Garcia MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Maria Cristina Chammas MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Eloisa Maria Santiago Gebrim MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Regina Lucia Elia Gomes MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

- Recognize parathyroid lesions appearance in different imaging methods - Display the advantages and disadvantages of each imaging modality - How new techniques and protocols can help radiologists to study these diseases  

- Review of the radiological findings related to parathyroid diseases in ultrasound, nuclear medicine scans, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MRI) - Practical tips to find parathyroid glands in different imaging studies, particularly using the polar artery, showed by ultrasound and four-dimensional CT (4DCT) - Sample of cases with typical and atypical presentations and ectopic locations - The differential diagnosis of parathyroid lesions - Literature review and report of our center experience with ultrasound and 4DCT protocol  

http://abstract.rsna.org/uploads/2014/14018807/14018807_yatm.pdf

Vicentini, J, Medrado, D, Garcia, M, Chammas, M, Gebrim, E, Gomes, R, Parathyroid Imaging: Pearls and Pitfalls.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14018807.html