Detection of tricuspid regurgitation by Tc-99m DTPA renal scintigraphy.
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.
Spiegler
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Division of Nuclear Medicine, St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21229.
Ratliff
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Gillilan
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011866:Radioisotope Renography; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate