Abstract Purpose The aim of this systematic literature review was to obtain an overview when administer the diuretics in relation radiopharmaceutical during a diuresis renography. Methods A search performed three different databases (Embase, PubMed/Medline and Cochrane Library) together with information specialist. question was: should be administered renography? Studies adults were included gu...

Reliable differentiation between obstructive and non-obstructive hydronephrosis is decisive for the further therapeutic management in infants. The results of renal Doppler sonography were compared with diuretic radionuclide renography and with the follow-up results in 33 patients (range: 21 to 98 days). In Doppler sonography, a resistive index (RI) of > 0.9 was considered to be abnormal in the ...

Of 52 cases with 56 affected renal units having symptoms and signs suggestive of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction (UPJO) evaluated by conventional (F + 15) diuretic renography where frusemide is given 15 minutes post-injection of radiopharmaceutical m99TC.DTPA.F + 15, twelve (21%) showed a good clearance (group A), 16 (28%) showed partial (group B) and 28 (50%) a poor clearance pattern (group...

Abstract Background Pediatric pyeloplasty in ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is indicated renal impaired drainage or function deterioration. The improvement of after pediatric still controversial poorly functioning kidneys. Past studies on kidneys had a variable SRF specification, and these often limited number patients so that they did not achieve statistical significance. study aims...

Dynamic contrast-enhanced 3D images of the kidneys, or 3D MR renography, has the potential for broad clinical applications, but suffers from respiratory motion that limits analysis and interpretation. Manual registration is prohibitively labor-intensive. In this paper, a fully automated technique, Wavelet Representation and the Fourier Transform (WRFT) method, that corrects for translation and ...

BACKGROUND The diagnostic value of non-invasive methods for diagnosing renal artery stenosis in patients with renal insufficiency is incompletely known. METHODS Forty-seven consecutive patients with moderately impaired renal function and a clinical suspicion of renal artery stenosis were investigated with computed tomography angiography (CTA), gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiograph...

The optimal management of children with antenatally diagnosed unilateral hydronephrotic kidneys is unclear. We have monitored renal function and drainage using 99mTc-DTPA renography in 77 children with such kidneys presenting at 1-14 mo of age with the aims of throwing light on the natural history of the condition and evaluating the response of the kidney to pyeloplasty. Since management was in...

INTRODUCTION The management of neonates with congenital hydronephrosis (CHN) diagnosed antenatally is still controversial. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study was performed in all newborn infants with CHN born over a 2-year period in order to identify which neonates require a full radiologic investigation including investigation with invasive tests such as voiding cystoureterography (VC...

OBJECTIVE The present study examines whether or not baseline and acetazolamide (ACZ) Tc-99m MAG3 renography can assess renal blood flow reserve. METHODS Renography proceeded for 50 min after sequential injections of 370 MBq Tc-99m MAG3 for baseline renography and 10 min after a 1,000 mg injection of ACZ for ACZ renography. Effective renal plasma flow of renal cortex (cERPF) in each kidney and...