99mTc-MAG3 and 99mTc-DMSA in the detection and assessment of pyelonephritis.
In this report, we present the case of a patient suffering from recurrent acute pyelonephritis and who had a hypertrophic right kidney following left nephrectomy. 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan is known to be of value in the diagnosis of pyelonephritis, based on the detection of parenchymal abnormalities. The kidney accumulation of 99mTc-mercaptoacetyl-glycylglycylglycine (MAG3) at 2-3 minutes also proves to supply useful information on cortical function. This case illustrates that 99mTc-MAG3 study may be an efficient complementary examination to 99mTc-DMSA scan in the detection and assessment of pyelonephritis.
Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France.
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Tamgac
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Moretti
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Rocchisani
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Baillet
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Weinmann
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D004113:Succimer; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D004113:Succimer