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Title: The determination of relative renal function in a pediatric population using Tc-99m DTPA and Tc-99m DMSA

Abstract

Three methods for evaluating relative renal function in a pediatric population were compared. The clinical and nuclear medicine data of 73 patients were reviewed. Pertinent data included patient age, serum creatinine and the referral diagnosis (reflux, hypertension, obstructive uropathy). Time activity curves for renal regions of interest (ROI) were obtained by renography with Tc-99m DTPA, and deconvolved by an externally detected blood pool curve Furosemide was then administered to evaluate the renal collecting system (if indicated). This was followed by DMSA administration. Relative function was determined in 3 ways: 1) Accumulated renal DTPA activity 60-120 sec. following injection. 2) Amplitude of the tubular phase of the deconvolved renal curve and, 3) Accumulated Tc-99m DMSA activity in renal ROI 4 or 24 hrs. post-injection. Regression analysis revealed: 1) The basic relationship of relative functional data obtained by all three methods was not affected by creatinine, age or other factors. 2) The relationship between the three methods is linear and highly correlated. 3) The DMSA values may be predicted from either method of analyzing the DTPA study using appropriate predictor equations. The authors conclude that Tc-99m DMSA, due to its higher cost and more radiation exposure should not be used for themore » routine evaluation of relative renal function.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
The Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
OSTI Identifier:
6760204
Report Number(s):
CONF-850611-
Journal ID: CODEN: JNMEA; TRN: 87-010690
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 26:5; Conference: 32. annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Houston, TX, USA, 2 Jun 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; KIDNEYS; DYNAMIC FUNCTION STUDIES; SCINTISCANNING; TECHNETIUM 99; DIAGNOSTIC USES; UROGENITAL SYSTEM DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; CHILDREN; CORRELATIONS; EVALUATION; PEDIATRICS; PERFORMANCE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RECOMMENDATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT; AGE GROUPS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICS; MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; STATISTICS; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; USES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics

Citation Formats

Rosen, P R, Kuruc, A, and Treves, S T. The determination of relative renal function in a pediatric population using Tc-99m DTPA and Tc-99m DMSA. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Rosen, P R, Kuruc, A, & Treves, S T. The determination of relative renal function in a pediatric population using Tc-99m DTPA and Tc-99m DMSA. United States.
Rosen, P R, Kuruc, A, and Treves, S T. 1985. "The determination of relative renal function in a pediatric population using Tc-99m DTPA and Tc-99m DMSA". United States.
@article{osti_6760204,
title = {The determination of relative renal function in a pediatric population using Tc-99m DTPA and Tc-99m DMSA},
author = {Rosen, P R and Kuruc, A and Treves, S T},
abstractNote = {Three methods for evaluating relative renal function in a pediatric population were compared. The clinical and nuclear medicine data of 73 patients were reviewed. Pertinent data included patient age, serum creatinine and the referral diagnosis (reflux, hypertension, obstructive uropathy). Time activity curves for renal regions of interest (ROI) were obtained by renography with Tc-99m DTPA, and deconvolved by an externally detected blood pool curve Furosemide was then administered to evaluate the renal collecting system (if indicated). This was followed by DMSA administration. Relative function was determined in 3 ways: 1) Accumulated renal DTPA activity 60-120 sec. following injection. 2) Amplitude of the tubular phase of the deconvolved renal curve and, 3) Accumulated Tc-99m DMSA activity in renal ROI 4 or 24 hrs. post-injection. Regression analysis revealed: 1) The basic relationship of relative functional data obtained by all three methods was not affected by creatinine, age or other factors. 2) The relationship between the three methods is linear and highly correlated. 3) The DMSA values may be predicted from either method of analyzing the DTPA study using appropriate predictor equations. The authors conclude that Tc-99m DMSA, due to its higher cost and more radiation exposure should not be used for the routine evaluation of relative renal function.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6760204}, journal = {J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 26:5,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
month = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985}
}

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