title: Calculation of relative glomerular filtration rate and correlation with delayed technetium-99m DMSA imaging.
abstract: The relative renal uptake of Tc-99m DMSA was compared with the relative glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in ten patients with serum creatinines ranging from 0.3 to 2.5 mg/dl. Relative GFR was based on the renal uptake of Tc-99m DTPA determined by two methods: 1) integrating the counts from 1 to 3 minutes postinjection and correcting for background. 2) Totalizing the individual renal counts in a single 15-second frame from 2:45 minutes to 3:00 minutes postinjection and correcting for background. The two methods of determining relative DTPA uptake showed excellent correlation, r = 0.98. Relative DMSA uptake determined at 24 hours post-injection using computer-assisted regions of interest showed excellent correlation with the relative GFR determined by either the integral or single-frame method, r = 0.98. The addition of background subtraction for the DMSA images at 24 hours did not improve the correlation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003201:Computers; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D004113:Succimer; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D013667:Technetium; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D013667:Technetium; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D003404:Creatinine; D004113:Succimer; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate