Table 2:

Characteristics of patients with MGD and SGDa

All SubjectsMGDSGDP Value
Patient characteristics
    No. of patients712843
    No. of glands1207743
    Mean age (yr)62 (range, 21–88)62.462.4.99
    Female58 (82%)26 (93%)32 (74%).15
4D-CT characteristics
    Mean size of abnormal glands (mm)9.6 (6.2)7.5 (3.3)11.2 (7.4).003
    Median size of abnormal glands (mm)9710
Preoperatively detected lesions
    133 (46%)6 (21%)27 (63%).003
    ≥228 (39%)16 (58%)12 (28%)
    None10 (14%)6 (21%)4 (9.3)
Biochemical markers
    Serum calcium level (mg/dL)10.6 (0.6)10.4 (0.6)10.7 (0.6).08
    Serum parathyroid hormone level (pg/mL)93 (43)87 (41)97 (44).34
    WIN989 (484)910 (453)1040 (501).27
MGD scores
    Composite MGD score3.4 (1.6)4.3 (1.5)2.7 (1.4)<.001
    4D-CT MGD score2.1 (1.4)2.9 (1.1)1.5 (1.5)<.001
    4D-CT sensitivity
    Detection of lesions82 (69%)43 (56%)39 (91%)
    Detection of all lesions in individual patients47 (67%)8 (29%)39 (91%)
Parathyroid adenoma localization
    ≥1 Incorrectly localized or missed adenomas24 (33%)20 (71%)4 (9%)
    All adenomas localized correctly47 (67%)8 (29%)39 (91%)
  • a Values are expressed as mean (SD) except as specified.