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Eighty-four patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, who underwent parathyroid surgery, were included. \u200bImaging results have been correlated to the perioperative drop in parathyroid hormone level and to the pathological analysis. \u200bDescriptive statistics are used, supplemented with 95% Clopper\u2013Pearson confidence intervals for sensitivity and specificity and a sub-analysis with the McNemar test on paired data only. The per-lesion sensitivity of MET-PET\/CT seems higher than that of [99mTc]-sestamibi or [99mTc]-tetrofosmin and [99mTc]-pertechnetate subtraction scintigraphy. The McNemar test, on paired data only, shows significantly higher sensitivity of MET-PET\/CT compared to ultrasound (p=0.039) and significantly higher specificity of ultrasound compared to subtraction scintigraphy (p=0.035).\u200b MET-PET\/CT after inconclusive or negative ultrasound and\/or subtraction scintigraphy has an additional value in 70% of the cases.\u200b Preoperative parathyroid hormone levels were higher in patients in whom MET-PET\/CT correctly predicted the pathological parathyroid glands, compared to those where MET-PET\/CT missed at least one adenoma. The same trend was seen for 4-dimensional computed tomography. In conclusion, MET-PET\/CT seems a valuable imaging modality in primary hyperparathyroidism, at least as second line imaging approach, with a higher per-lesion sensitivity than ultrasound in such setting. 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