TABLE 2

Planar Parathyroid Scintigraphy and Neck P-SPECT Results Related to Histopathologic Findings in Patients with pHPT

ParameterOverall (n = 49)Adenoma/carcinoma (n = 44)Hyperplasia (n = 5)
PlanarP-SPECTPlanarP-SPECTPlanarP-SPECT
TP findings4348404434
FN findings614021
Sensitivity (%)87.797.9*90.91006080
  • * P > 0.05 when compared with corresponding planar value (McNemar test results).

  • TP = true-positive; FN = false-negative.