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. 2007 Sep;8(9):626–631. doi: 10.1631/jzus.2007.B0626

Table 3.

Sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) of preoperative imaging studies

US MIBI CT
Parathyroid
PPV 95.5% (21/22) 100% (12/12) 100% (4/4)
Sensitivity 63.6% (14/22) 85.7% (12/14) 66.7% (4/6)
Thyroid
PPV 100% (19/19) 57.1% (4/7) 100% (2/2)
Sensitivity 86.4% (19/22) 28.6% (4/14) 33.3% (2/6)