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Methods: A retrospective review was performed of radiologist second reads of outside neck CT imaging in patients with hyperparathyroidism referred for surgical management. Results: The initial outside report was 59% sensitive for localization of parathyroid adenoma in the 74 patients with surgical pathologic confirmation. Second reads of the same CT scans correctly identified the parathyroid adenoma in an additional 24% of patients, for a total sensitivity of 83%. For the 23% of patients with pathologically confirmed multi-gland involvement, the initial outside report was 21% sensitive for lesion detection, and the second read of the same scans was 68% sensitive. Conclusions: Endocrine surgeons should be aware that community-based radiology interpretation of neck CT may be less sensitive than reported series from academic and high-volume practices. In the present study, interpretation via second read of outside CT scans by a neuroradiologist engaged with the endocrine surgery service line increased the sensitivity of detecting candidate lesions, both for single-gland and multi-gland involvement. 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