Addition of Preoperative Ultrasound To 4D-CT Increases Radiologist Confidence in Identifying Hyperfunctioning Parathyroid Glands

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate whether adding preoperative ultrasound to 4D-CT improves localization of hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands.
• Conducted a cohort analysis comparing imaging techniques.
• Evaluated the impact of ultrasound addition on localization accuracy.
• Assessed radiologist confidence levels before and after the imaging protocol.
• Localization accuracy did not significantly improve with the addition of ultrasound.
• Radiologist confidence increased substantially when using complementary imaging techniques.

Abstract