Quantitative analysis of 99mTc-DMSA during acute pyelonephritis for prediction of long-term renal scarring

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 285-289

  Hitzel, Anne ^a,b   Liard, Agnès ^c   Dacher, Jean Nicolas ^b,c   Gardin, Isabelle ^a,b   Ménard, Jean François ^b,c   Manrique, Alain ^a,b   Véra, Pierre ^a,b  

^a CENTRE HENRI BECQUEREL   (France)

^b University Laboratory   (France)

^c HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

99mTc DMSA scintigraphy; Pyelonephritis; Quantification; Scarring prediction

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER; SUCCIMER TC 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCAR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCAR FORMATION; ACUTE DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; IMAGE PROCESSING; KIDNEY; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYELONEPHRITIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYELONEPHRITIS; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542714214     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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