Intraoperative Parathyroid Gland (PTG) Identification Using a Hand-Held Imager (HHI)

All enrolled patients for thyroid surgery, once the thyroid gland is removed the device will be used to identify the parathyroid glands.

For a select group of patients when deemed necessary by the surgeon, and when one or more parathyroid gland appear to be de vascularized ICG will be administered, A dosage of 5 mg will be injected into a peripheral IV line, followed by fluorescence imaging to determine the perfusion status of the gland.