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 4 Identification of the inferior 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	Inferior parathyroid gland	Not inferior parathyroid gland	Total
Local blue staining	54	9	63
No local blue staining	24	7	31
Total	78	16	94

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