Combination of renal and adrenal scanning in the diagnosis of renovascular hypertension: case report.
Superimposition of an adrenal scan on a renal scan revealed a kidney defect not appreciated on the renal scan alone. The defect proved to be ischemia of the upper pole of the kidney. Resection of the lesion alleviated the patient's hypertension.
D000311:Adrenal Glands; D002717:Chlormerodrin; D002784:Cholesterol; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D008631:Mercury Radioisotopes; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008631:Mercury Radioisotopes; D002784:Cholesterol; D002717:Chlormerodrin