Sestamibi Parathyroid scan or Radionuclide Parathyroid scan is performed to identify hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland in case of hyperparathyroidism. It is a valuable pre-operative tool to localise the single or multiple parathyroid adenomas. It is also very useful in the case of recurrent disease where second surgery is planned, which is more challenging.
Test information: Fasting NOT needed
Reporting: Within 2 hours*
- There is NO need for fasting in the test.
- Please carry all medical documents, including doctor referral, history of medications, Serum PTH value, results of any cervical ultrasound, 4D-CT, and MRI.
- Female patients are to inform their status of pregnancy & breastfeeding and take guidance from the NM Physician/Radiation Safety Officer of the centre/hospital.
- परीक्षण में उपवास की कोई आवश्यकता नहीं है।
- कृपया डॉक्टर रेफरल, दवाओं का इतिहास, सीरम पीटीएच मूल्य, किसी भी ग्रीवा अल्ट्रासाउंड के परिणाम, 4डी-सीटी, एमआरआई, यदि कोई हो, सहित सभी चिकित्सा दस्तावेज साथ रखें।
- महिला रोगियों को अपनी गर्भावस्था और स्तनपान की स्थिति के बारे में सूचित करना है और केंद्र/अस्पताल के एनएम चिकित्सक/विकिरण सुरक्षा अधिकारी से मार्गदर्शन लेना है।
- After registration and payment, the patient's medical history is taken, including checking referral, medical & surgical treatment details, investigation records, history of last meal, etc. Informed consent is also obtained at the same time.
- An intravenous injection is given for the test.
- Early scan at 10-15 minutes followed by 01 hours, 02 hours, and if required, 03 hours scans are obtained.
- 3-dimensional SPECT imaging may also be performed in some cases.
- The nuclear medicine physician may recommend another injection and scan depending on case to case.
- The entire procedure may take up to 04 hours.
* For details, please see service-related policies