Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) is a relatively uncommon lesion and occurs in nearly every site of the body. Patients with IMT are usually asymptomatic, with a solitary nodule or mass detected by routine chest radiograph [1]. Many diagnostic procedures can be applied to make the diagnosis: computed tomography (CT) scan to outline nodule growth and perfusion, [F]-2-fluoro-deoxy-D-gluco...

BACKGROUND/AIM Ureteropelvic junction obstruction and vesicoureteral reflux are the most frequent entities identified on the basis of antenatal hydronephrosis. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and pattern of abnormal renal scintigraphy findings in postnatal investigation of children with antenatal hydronephrosis. METHODS Twenty-four infants (19 boys and five girls) present...

BACKGROUND We hypothesized that the contrast medium gadobutrol is not inferior compared to Gd-DTPA in identifying and quantifying ischemic late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), even by using a lower dose. METHODS We prospectively enrolled 30 patients with chronic myocardial infarction as visualized by LGE during clinical routine scan at 1.5 T with 0.20 mmol/kg Gd-DTPA. Participants were randomiz...

introduction: renal length measurement is an important diagnostic clue in several urinary tract abnormalities. although ultra sonography is the most frequent used modality for renal size estimation, renal diameter assessment by 99mtc-dmsa scintigraphy is of great value. by now, pointing to the renal size in the 99mtc-dmsa scintigraphy report has not been recommended by guidelines. if the validi...

Objective: Study was aimed to see the effects of hypothyroidism on GFR as a renal function. Material and methods: Total Fifty-eight patients were included in study. Out those forty-eight female rest male. fifty eight patients, three thyroid cancer which due discontinuation thyroxine before administration radioactive iodine for Differentiated cancer.Moreover, remaining five post treatment (for h...

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor-induced renal failure has been reported in bilateral renal artery stenosis and in stenosis in solitary kidneys, but not in unilateral renal artery stenosis. In these patients, however, a functional impairment of the kidney ipsilateral to the stenosis can often be detected after ACE inhibition by scintigraphic techniques employing glomerular radionuc...

Diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC), dimercaptosuccinate (DMSA), and diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA) were compared for their relative efficacies at equimolar doses in promoting mobilization of metallothionein-bound cadmium (Cd) from its sites of deposition several weeks after i.p. injection of a sublethal dose of Cd containing 109Cd. Routes and rates of excretion were also determined. The most ...

The lung clearance of technetium-99m diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid (99mTc-DTPA) is a measure of respiratory epithelial permeability. Many factors may contribute to the wide range of normal values, including the method of correction for background activity. The aim of this study was to compare three methods of analysis, including their repeatability. 99mTc-DTPA lung clearance imaging was ...