Real-time imaging of ipsilateral parathyroid glands by retrograde injection of methylene blue into the superior thyroid artery: a new intraoperative parathyroid protection method

Table 3 Identification of the superior parathyroid glands by the naked eye after intraoperative retrograde angiography confirmed by ICGT

Identification by the naked eye	ICGT-confirmed results		Total
Identification by the naked eye	Superior parathyroid gland	Not Superior parathyroid gland	Total
Local blue staining	60	14	74
No local blue staining	12	10	22
Total	72	24	96

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