Initial presentation of scintigraphic changes during the first episode of acute pyelonephritis in children: Simultaneous evaluation with MAG3 and DMSA

NuklearMedizin

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 129-134

  Grbac Ivanković, Svjetlana ^a,b   Smokvina, A ^a   Girotto, N ^a   Licul, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

99mTc DMSA; 99mTc MAG3; Acute pyelonephritis; Children; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

MERTIATIDE TC 99M; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; PYELONEPHRITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SUCCIMER; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MERTIATIDE;

EID: 34548389362     PISSN: 00295566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/nukmed-0055     Document Type: Article

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