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. 2025 Mar 23;15:10018. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-94735-2

Table 3.

Imaging accuracy for parathyroid adenoma localisation per patient based on sex, presence of associated thyroid nodules, and history of cervical surgery.

Male (%) Female (%) p No nodule (%) Nodule (%) p No cervical surgery (%) Cervical surgery (%) p
Ultrasound 79 52 0.005 57 58 0.954 58 50 0.498
Scintigraphy 56 45 0.113 55 40 0.096 44 62 0.194
Ultrasound + Scintigraphy 97 76 0.009 87 76 0.091 80 83 0.748
PET 94 94 0.97 92 96 0.361 93 100 0.250