Technetium-99m DMSA imaging and the obstructed kidney

Journal Article · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198606000-00003· OSTI ID:5094416

Piepsz, A; Ham, H R; Roland, J H; Froideville, J L; Kinthaert, J; Hall, M; Verboven, M; Collier, F

Although several authors have claimed that the function of an obstructed kidney could be overestimated on Tc-99m DMSA imaging, the clinical importance of such an overestimation has not been well documented. Partial obstruction of one ureter was created in a rat, and a relative Tc-99m DMSA uptake was obtained 4 hours after intravenous injection. By puncture of the isolated obstructed kidney, it was shown that the function of that kidney was overestimated by at least 17%.

• OSTI ID: 5094416
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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