In vivo glomerular filtration rate measurement based solely on image processing.
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.
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Montreal, Canada.
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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
D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate