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/sup 99m/Tc penicillamine: a renal cortical scanning agent

Journal Article · · J. Urol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7142917
/sup 99m/Technetium penicillamine, a renal cortical imaging agent, can be used to provide a rapid, safe and non-invasive assessment of renal morphology and the renal vascular supply. Since this agent is not excreted significantly during the imaging procedure cortical scans of high quality can be obtained without image deterioration owing to a superimposed collecting system. These scans, which are clearly superior in anatomical detail to earlier scans using /sup 131/I hippuran, can be obtained along with the /sup 131/I hippuran renogram when the patient comes to the nuclear medicine department. Herein we demonstrate the anatomical detail it is now possible to achieve by presenting the cortical renal scans and accompanying radiograms from 5 patients with different renal pathology.
Research Organization:
Univ. of California, San Diego
OSTI ID:
7142917
Journal Information:
J. Urol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Urol.; (United States) Vol. 117:4; ISSN JOURA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English