Ultrasonography of tertiary hyperparathyroidism: a pictorial review

Purpose: This didactic exhibit aims to Review the efficacy of ultrasound in detecting parathyroid hyperplasia in tertiary hyperparathyroidism and post parathyroidectomy with autotranplantation Recognize the abnormal sonographic appearances of parathyroid glands Recognize the normal and usual ectopic locations of parathyroid glands. Materials and methods: Ultrasound parathyroid scans in patients with tertiary hyperparathyroidism were retrospectively reviewed from the Picture Archiving System (PACS). A few ultrasound parathyroid scans in patients who had parathyroidectomy followed by autotranplantation were also r…