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Tests before the big daySESTAMIBISestamibi is a very useful tool to find parathyroids. First you will get an injectionof radioactive dye. Then a scanner will take a picture of the parathryoids, whichare lit up with dye. This test takes a few hours.MENU
Tests before the big dayCTCT scans can be used as a tool to localize the parathyroid within the neck.Above, the picture taken with the scanner shows a slice through the chest. Thephysicians were then able to find this abnormally located parathyroid (labeledwith the white arrow). This test is fast and painless.MENUNext Step
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