title: In vivo glomerular filtration rate measurement based solely on image processing.
abstract: A simple and reliable technique was developed to measure split renal glomerular filtration (GFR) based solely on image processing of the standard 20-minute Tc-99m DTPA renogram. It requires neither syringe counting nor blood or urine sampling. Using three sequential blood samples in 36 patients, GFR values correlated well (r = 0.92) with in vitro GFR measurements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cerino
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lette
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Eybalin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levasseur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011866:Radioisotope Renography / Q000379:methods*; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
chemical_list: D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate