Contradictory supranormal function in hydronephrotic kidneys: Fact or artifact on pediatric MAG-3 renal scans?

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-96

  Inanir, Sabahat ^a,b   Biyikli, Nese ^a   Noshari, Omid ^a   Caliskan, Billur ^a   Tugtepe, Halil ^a   Erdil, Tanju Yusuf ^a   Akpinar, Ihsan ^a   Kiyan, Gursu ^a   Alpay, Harika ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Artifact; Differential renal function; Hydronephrosis; Renography; Supranormal function

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; MERTIATIDE TC 99M; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; KIDNEY SIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RENOGRAPHY; SUPRANORMAL RENAL FUNCTION; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTIFACTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MERTIATIDE;

EID: 12244268918     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200502000-00004     Document Type: Article

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