title: A new approach in radionuclide imaging to ureteric peristalsis using 99Tcm-MAG 3 and condensed images.
abstract: A new method for the evaluation of ureteric peristalsis is described. Standard, dynamic renal scintigraphy was carried out using 99Tcm-MAG 3 in 59 patients. Time-activity curves and condensed images over the ureter area were created simultaneously. A six-grade scale (O-V) was chosen for the classification of ureteral function. The results obtained were compared with parameters of renographic curves and other clinical findings. In a group of 13 patients, two different renal radiopharmaceuticals were used: 131I-OIH and 99Tcm-DTPA. The results show that the new method is suitable for the assessment of ureteral disorders, and has some advantages compared with previously described methods. 99Tcm-MAG 3, with a better target-to-background ratio compared to 131I-OIH and 99Tcm-DTPA, is the most suitable radiopharmaceutical for this purpose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Commenius University Faculty Hospital, Martin, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lepej
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kliment
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Horák
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buchanec
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marosová
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Belákova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009842:Oligopeptides; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010528:Peristalsis; D011866:Radioisotope Renography; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide