Measurement of separate kidney clearance by means of 99mTc-DTPA complex and a scintillation camera.
A new radioisotopic method of determining the separate glomerular clearance of the kidneys is described. After injection of 99mTc-DTPA, the data from a scintillation camera are recorded by computer. The renal curves are corrected for extrarenal activity and the plasma curve is obtained from a precordial curve. At each instant the slope of the renal curve divided by the corresponding plasma concentration gives the separate clearance value, in the period extending from 80 to 180 s after injection of the tracer. The error and correction factors introduced are discussed. Normal values are established on 25 patients and correspond to inulin clearance values. Left kidney: 60 ml/min (SD=13). Right kidney: 57 ml/min (SD=12). The method is simple for the patient, takes only 20 min, is not dangerous, is particularly applicable to young children and can be repeated frequently in the same patient.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013679:Technology, Radiologic
D013667:Technetium; D004369:Pentetic Acid