Aims: Acute re nal fail ure (ARF), de fined by a rapid de crease of glomer u lar fil tra tion rate
(GFR), is as so ci ated with high mor tal ity. Early and ac cu rate de tection of de creas ing …

OBJECTIVE. Specific quantitative measurements have been recommended to assist in the
interpretation of technetium-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) renal studies. Our …

The volume of diagnostic imaging studies performed in the United States is rapidly
increasing resulting from an increase in the number of patients as well as an increase in the …

Purpose: It is unclear whether supranormal differential renal function of the hydronephrotic
kidney is real or artifactual. We investigated the effect of clinical and renographic parameters …

(W, kg) tobodyheight (H, cm) andwassuccessfullycalculatedinboth
childrenandadultsusingthederivedequations (right: 0= 16.778 x W/H+ 0.752; left: D= 16.825 …

The need to draw regions of interest (ROIs) manually may reduce the convenience and
reliability of estimating renal function from renal scintigraphy. We developed a …

INTRODUCTION: Renal uptake of Tc-99m-MG3 involves organic anion transporter (OAT).
Treatment with drugs showing OAT affinity might interfere with renal uptake of Tc-99m …

OBJECTIVE. The 24-hour creatinine clearance is the standard clinical technique for
measuring kidney function; however, this measurement is cumbersome and inconvenient for …

Background Renal ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) frequently occurs clinically. We
investigated the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the evaluation of …

Background Both the development of kidney function in healthy children and autoregulation
ability of kidney function in patients with asymmetric kidneys are important in clinical …