Quantitative evaluation of Tc99m – DT PA Renoscintigraphy parameters in healthy people
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Aims: The purpose of our study was to determinate quantitative parameters in Tc99m-DTPA Renoscintigraphy in healthy people.
Materials and Methods: Tc99m-DTPA renoscintigraphy was performed in 44 consecutive healthy people, mostly potential
live kidney donors in Nuclear Medicne Department, 108 central
military hospital. Quantitative parameters including Glomerular
Filtration Rate (GFR) were determined by gamma camera using
the dedicated software.
Results: There were no significant differences of kidney areas, depths and quantitative parameters such as perfusion %, uptake % between the two kidneys. There was no diffirence between mean GFR ± SD of the left and right kidney (52.8 ± 13.4 vs 51.07 ± 12. 65 ml per minute, respectively) and total GFRs were in wide range from 78 to 155 ml per minute.
Conclusions: Tc99m-DTPA renoscintigraphy quantitative parameters in the healthy people could be used as reference to
research and clinical practice.
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