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. 2011 Oct 19;27(1):76–80. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr590

Table 2.

Parathyroid glands location and volumes, number of HIFU treatments (per gland and per patient) and evolution of gland volumes compared to baselinea

Patient ID Number of glands at ultrasound Gland location HIFU treatments Baseline gland volume (mL) 6 mo post-last HIFU (mL) 12 mo post-last HIFU (mL) Change of volume at last follow-up (%)
1-I 2 RI HIFU1 + HIFU2 0.59 0.13 0.07 −88.1
LI HIFU3 2.12 0.66 1.00 −52.8
2-E 2 LI HIFU1 1.05 0.42 n.a. −60.0
RI HIFU2 + HIFU3 0.95 0.75 n.a. −21.1
3-N 1 LS HIFU1 + HIFU2 1.24 0.83 0.73 −41.1
4-D 1 RI HIFU1 0.91 0.25 0.54 −40.6
5-V 2 RI HIFU1 0.87 0.05 n.a. −94.3
LI No treatment 0.28 0.25 n.a. n.a.
a

RI, right inferior; LI, left inferior; LS, left superior; mo, month; HIFU1, first HIFU treatment; HIFU2, second HIFU treatment; HIFU3, third HIFU treatment; n.a., not available.