Asymmetric horseshoe kidney in the infant: value of renal nuclear scanning

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.154.2.3880908· OSTI ID:5752236

Grandone, C H; Haller, J O; Berdon, W E; Friedman, A P

Five infants with an abdominal mass were found to have asymmetric horseshoe kidney. In all five, ultrasound and excretory urography were inconclusive; only after renal nuclear imaging was the diagnosis confirmed and planned surgery cancelled.

• Research Organization: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• OSTI ID: 5752236
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 154:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SCINTISCANNING
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TECHNETIUM 99
DTPA
INFANTS
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
AGE GROUPS
AMINO ACIDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHELATING AGENTS
CHILDREN
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DRUGS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MALFORMATIONS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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