A 49-year-old woman is found to have persistent hypercalcaemia with elevated parathyroid hormone. According to NICE NG132, which imaging modality is r...

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A 49-year-old woman is found to have persistent hypercalcaemia with elevated parathyroid hormone. According to NICE NG132, which imaging modality is recommended first-line to localise an adenoma before surgery?

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Neck ultrasound

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CT neck with contrast

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MRI neck

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Sestamibi parathyroid scan

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PET-CT

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Primary Hyperparathyroidism

A 49-year-old woman is found to have persistent hypercalcaemia with elevated parathyroid hormone. According to NICE NG132, which imaging modality is recommended first-line to localise an adenoma before surgery?