title: 99Tcm-MAG3 renogram deconvolution in normal subjects and in normal functioning kidney grafts.
abstract: This study provides values of transit times obtained by 99Tcm- mercaptoacetyl triglycine (99Tcm-MAG3) renogram deconvolution for both normal subjects and kidney graft recipients. The analysis included 50 healthy kidney units from 25 volunteers and 28 normal functioning kidney grafts. The parameters calculated for the whole kidney (WK) and for the renal parenchyma (P) were: mean transit time (MTT) and times at 20% (T20) and 80% (T80) of renal retention function initial height. For healthy kidneys the WK MTT was 174 +/- 27 s and P MTT 148 +/- 22 s. The WK T20 values were 230 +/- 33 s and P T20 231 +/- 34 s. The WK T80 was 108 +/- 19 s and P T80 106 +/- 12 s. Whole kidney and parenchymal values of transit times for normal functioning kidney grafts do not present significant differences with respect to healthy kidneys.
authors: Laboratory of Biophysics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: González
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Puchal
authors: M T
authors: MT
authors: Bajén
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Mairal
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Prat
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Martin-Comin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011866:Radioisotope Renography / Q000379:methods*; D012016:Reference Values; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide