Journal of Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
Online ISSN : 1884-6203
Print ISSN : 0288-7045
ISSN-L : 0288-7045
99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scintigraphy in chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis
Shinichi HosokawaHiroshi NishitaniJuichi KawamuraKenji SawanishiTadao TomoyoshiOsamu Yoshida
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1985 Volume 18 Issue 1 Pages 1-7

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Abstract
Renal angiography and/or retrograde pyelography (RP) have often been used to examine renal morphology in cases of renal failure. These examinations are invasive and not always safe for renal failure patients.
9mTc-Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scintigraphy is an excellent method for visualization of the renal cortex. We have previously reported that 99mTc-DMSA renal uptake shows the function of each kidney separately. We can safely and non-invasively delineate this function by using 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphy even in chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis.
99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphy can further be used to examine renal function and renal images in cases of renal transplantation, so that renal rejection can be diagnosed more quickly and clearly than by other existing methods.
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