Renal nuclear imaging and analysis in pediatric patients.
Because a renal scan reflects the physiologic configuration and function of the kidney, it provides information that cannot be obtained with conventional intravenous pyelography. It is particularly useful in children with hydronephrosis, vesicoureteral reflux, chronic pyelonephritis, and congenital renal anomalies.
D004232:Diuretics; D005260:Female; D005665:Furosemide; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013400:Sugar Acids; D013667:Technetium; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D004232:Diuretics; D013400:Sugar Acids; D013667:Technetium; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005665:Furosemide