U.S., April 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06939946) titled 'Intraoperative Parathyroid Gland (PTG) Identification Using a Hand-Held Imager (HHI)' on April 11.
Brief Summary: It is often challenging to tell apart the parathyroid glands from the surrounding area such as lymph nodes, fat and thyroid tissue. If the surgeons are not able to tell where the parathyroid glands are, they might accidentally be removed or damaged. This can lead to complications such as hypocalcemia (low calcium level) requiring treatment and sometimes lead to longer hospital stay. This study is designed to test a new method (a non-invasive hand-held imaging device) to assist surgeons in identifying the parathyroid gla...