title: Asymmetric abnormality of renal perfusion with symmetric function in aortic dissection.
abstract: Two cases of aortic dissection are presented in which discordance between renal perfusion and function has been demonstrated with Tc-99m DTPA. Renal perfusion on the affected side was decreased on blood flow imaging, whereas renal function, including parenchymal accumulation and excretion assessed by subsequent sequential imaging, were similar for both kidneys. These results suggest that blood flow imaging more readily demonstrates a unilateral renal abnormality in patients with aortic dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aburano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shuke
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tonami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hisada
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011866:Radioisotope Renography; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate