Radionuclide renography predicts functional changes in patients with renal artery involvement by Takayasu's arteritis

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Urologic Radiology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926480· OSTI ID:5605878

Cuocolo, A; McCarthy, K E; Sandrock, D; Miller, D L; Neumann, R D ^[1]

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1. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (USA)

Renovascular hypertension is a major complication of Takayasu's arteritis, which contributes to the high mortality associated with the disease. We studied 5 patients affected by different degrees of Takayasu's arteritis to assess the usefulness of radionuclide renography in evaluating renal perfusion and function, and to predict changes induced by the disease before and after therapeutic interventions. Computer-assisted dynamic renal imaging with Tc-99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DPTA) and I-131 orthoiodohippurate (OIH), and renal arteriography were concurrently performed in all patients. Two patients with hemodynamically insignificant renal artery stenosis showed normal perfusion and function by renography. Three patients had significant renal artery stenosis and functional changes on renography. Subsequently, two of these patients had successful therapy (one had bilateral renal artery bypass grafts, and the other had renal artery angioplasty), and both showed functional improvement at renography. Our results demonstrate that radionuclide renography is valuable in the assessment of functional changes induced by Takayasu's arteritis as well as for determining the response to therapeutic interventions.

• OSTI ID: 5605878
• Journal Information: Urologic Radiology; (USA), Vol. 11:2; ISSN 0171-1091
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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