title: Detection of tricuspid regurgitation by Tc-99m DTPA renal scintigraphy.
abstract: Tc-99m DTPA renal scintigraphy is an established technique for evaluating renal perfusion and function. A patient is described with clinically unsuspected tricuspid regurgitation detected during the perfusion phase of renal scintigraphy and confirmed by Doppler echocardiography. A review of extrarenal anomalies detected during renal blood flow imaging is presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21229.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Spiegler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ratliff
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gillilan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011866:Radioisotope Renography; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate