title: [Can 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (99mTc-MAG3) evaluate the renal function without blood sampling?: consensus report from multicenter study].
abstract: A multicenter study was undertaken in Japan to evaluate the correlation between the percentage of renal uptake of 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (99mTc-MAG3) estimated by the count-based gamma camera method and the blood clearance of 99mTc-MAG3. Twenty four centers were enrolled and 172 cases were finally analyzed in this study. The renal clearance of 99mTc-MAG3 (TER) was obtained by using a single blood sample taken at 44 min after injection. Comparison of TER and renal uptake provided a coefficient of correlation of 0.874; suggesting that sufficiently accurate quantification of renal function could be obtained from the renal uptake estimate by the gamma camera method. This study also showed that the comparison of renal function might be feasible among patients under the same protocols, although precise and careful consideration is required in each center.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Keio University.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
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authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: R
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authors.lastname: Iwasaki
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authors.lastname: Miyazaki
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aburano
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authors.lastname: Shuke
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authors.lastname: Tamaki
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authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tazawa
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruoka
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authors.lastname: Yamazaki
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authors.lastname: Komatani
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authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
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authors.lastname: Kuniyasu
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authors.lastname: Shinohara
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authors.lastname: Niio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moriya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohishi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Katsumi
authors.forename: K
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authors.lastname: Yoda
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authors.lastname: Nakazawa
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authors.lastname: Tsuchimochi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D007677:Kidney Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012588:Scintillation Counting / Q000379:methods; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide