title: [Nuclear nephrology].
abstract: Three consensus reports entitled "renal clearance," "ACE inhibitor renography for detecting renovascular hypertension," and "diuresis renography for investigating the dilated upper urinary tract" were published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine in 1996. Although nuclear nephrology is useful technique to evaluate renal function, there were wide variations of technical procedure and their interpretations among different centers. Minimal standardization by these consensus reports may help to raise the level of practice of renal nuclear medicine. The introduction of 99mTc-MAG3 (MAG3) enhanced the utility of renal nuclear medicine because of the rapid clearance and suitable gamma-ray energy for imaging by gamma camera. In this chapter, the principle, procedures, and interpretations of renal nuclear medicine examinations using MAG3 regarding renal clearance measurements, ACE inhibitor renography, and diuresis renography are explained and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D004232:Diuretics; D005665:Furosemide; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000175:diagnosis; D008954:Models, Biological; D011866:Radioisotope Renography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D004232:Diuretics; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide; D005665:Furosemide