The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 614-620, May 2010

Determinants of Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT scan sensitivity in primary hyperparathyroidism

  • Todd W. Swanson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St Paul's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Simon K. Chan, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Cancer Agency and Michael Smith Genome Sciences Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Steven J. Jones, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Cancer Agency and Michael Smith Genome Sciences Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Samuel Bugis, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St Paul's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Robert Irvine, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St Paul's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Allan Belzberg, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, St Paul's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Daniel Levine, M.B.Ch.B., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.R., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, St Paul's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Sam M. Wiseman, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St Paul's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 604-806-9108; fax: 604-806-9957

Received 3 November 2009; received in revised form 4 February 2010

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 This work was supported by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (Vancouver, BC, Canada). Dr Wiseman is a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar.

PII: S0002-9610(10)00051-6

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.02.001

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 614-620, May 2010

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