The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 3 , Pages 383-387 , March 2004

Computed axial tomography–MIBI image fusion for preoperative localization in primary hyperparathyroidism

  • Christoph Profanter, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Transplant Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43-512-504-2950; fax: +43-512-504-4607.
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  • Rupert Prommegger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Transplant Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Michael Gabriel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Roy Moncayo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Gerold J Wetscher, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Transplant Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Thomas Lang

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Stereotactic Interventional Planning Laboratory, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Reto Bale, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Stereotactic Interventional Planning Laboratory, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Received 18 December 2001 ,Revised 19 May 2002

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PII: S0002-9610(03)00590-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.012

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 3 , Pages 383-387 , March 2004

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