Assessment of regional kidney function may provide new clinical understanding and assist in the treatment of children with prenatal hydronephrosis
Articles > Article · 2002
Authors: Zehra ÖZCAN, PJ Anderson, I Gordon
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2002, vol 168, pp 2153-2157
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000030149.02043.a3
Summary
Purpose: As calculated from a (99m)technetium (Tc)-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) renogram, differential renal function is an important parameter affecting the clinical treatment of children with prenatal unilateral hydronephrosis. We determined whether value is potentially added by calculating a functional image from MAG3 renograms that represents proximal tubule ability to clear tracer from the blood, that is the MAG3 clearance image.