title: Additional extrarenal abnormalities seen in Tc-99m DTPA renal flow study.
abstract: During 99mTc-DTPA renal flow studies, extrarenal abnormalities have been found to include aortic abnormalities (aneurysm, ectasia, thrombosis, and abruptly decreased flow), splenic abnormalities (enlarged, small, or absent spleen), hepatic arterialization, and very slow circulation. In addition to the above abnormal findings, we add three more extrarenal pathologies that may be concomitantly found with renal flow study: pleural effusion(s), malignancy of the abdomen, and anemia and/or skeletal metastases.
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate