title: 99mtechnetium dimercaptosuccinic acid scan in evaluating patients with urinary tract infection.
abstract: In clinical practice, determining which patients with urinary tract infection have upper urinary tract involvement is difficult yet important for proper management. This report indicates that the 99mtechnetium dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan is a useful test in making this determination.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Heldrich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D004113:Succimer; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D004113:Succimer