TY - JOUR AB - Background: Freehand single photon emission computed tomography (fSPECT) is a three-dimensional (3-D) tomographic imaging modality based on data acquisition with a handheld detector that is moved freely, in contrast to conventional, gantry-mounted gamma camera systems. In this pilot study, we evaluated the feasibility of fSPECT for intraoperative 3-D mapping in patients with parathyroid adenomas. Methods: Three patients (range 30 to 45 years) diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism (one primary and two tertiary) underwent parathyroid scintigraphy with technetium-99m sestamibi (99mTc-MIBI) to localize parathyroid adenomas. Two patients were referred with persistent hyperparathyroidism after conventional parathyroidectomy. In all three patients, a planar scintigraphy of the neck was performed 10 min after injection (p.i.) followed by SPECT/CT (Symbia T2, Siemens Healthcare) and a correlative ultrasound 2 h p.i. 99mTc-MIBI scan was performed the day before surgery in two patients and at the same day in one patient. fSPECT images were acquired intraoperatively using declipse SPECT (SurgicEyeTM). Results: A total of five parathyroid adenomas were successfully located with SPECT/CT. fSPECT allowed intraoperative detection of all adenomas, and successful parathyroidectomy was accomplished. Parathyroid hormone level decreased intraoperatively in all three patients, on average, by 79% (range 72% to 91%). Conclusion: In this preliminary study, we could demonstrate that intraoperative localization of parathyroid adenomas is feasible using the freehand SPECT technology, thus allowing an image-guided parathyroidectomy. AU - Rahbar, Kambiz AU - Colombo-Benkmann, Mario AU - Benkmann, Mario Colombo- AU - Colombo-Benkmann, M. AU - Benkmann, M. Colombo- AU - Haane, Christina AU - Wenning, Christian Ernst Johannes AU - Vrachimis, Alexis AU - Weckesser, Matthias AU - Schober, Otmar AU - Schober, O. DA - 2012-09-27 DO - doi:10.1186/2191-219X-2-51 KW - Intraoperative probes KW - Freehand SPECT KW - SPECT/CT KW - Intraoperative mapping LA - eng N1 - Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2012/2013 der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) und der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster). N1 - EJNMMI Research 2 (2012) 51 PY - 2012-09-27 TI - Intraoperative 3-D mapping of parathyroid adenoma using freehand SPECT UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-47369385952 Y2 - 2024-11-25T01:14:27 ER -