Radionuclide imaging of the urinary tract

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Urol. Clin. North Am.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6036835

Velchik, M G

This article describes the role of nuclear medicine in the evaluation of the genitourinary tract. The technical aspects of radionuclide imaging (radiopharmaceuticals, radiation dosimetry, instrumentation, and method) are briefly presented, and each of the indications for renal scintigraphy--including the evaluation of differential renal function, hypertension, obstruction, renal transplants, masses, trauma, congenital anomalies, vesicoureteral reflux, and infection--are discussed. The relative advantages and disadvantages of radionuclide imaging with respect to alternative radiographic examinations (such as intravenous urography, ultrasonography, CT, angiography, and magnetic resonance imaging) are emphasized wherever applicable. 136 references.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Hospital, Philadelphia
• OSTI ID: 6036835
• Journal Information: Urol. Clin. North Am.; (United States), Journal Name: Urol. Clin. North Am.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN UCNAD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AMINO ACIDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CHELATING AGENTS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
DRUGS
DTPA
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
HYPERTENSION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NECROSIS
NEOPLASMS
NEPHRITIS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
SCINTISCANNING
SYMPTOMS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
URINARY TRACT
UROGENITAL SYSTEM DISEASES
VASCULAR DISEASES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES