title: Provocative imaging. Diuretic renography.
abstract: Diuretic renography remains the noninvasive functional study of choice in patients with hydronephrosis resulting from apparent UPJ obstruction. Meticulous attention to proper patient preparation, radiopharmaceutical selection, furosemide dosage and administration, and image interpretation and an awareness of potential pitfalls are essential for accurate diagnosis. For most patients, the F + 20 protocol is sufficient, however; the F-15 protocol allows clarification in cases of equivocal baseline F + 20 studies. Invasive antegrade techniques such as the Whitaker pressure/perfusion test are best reserved for patients in whom the diagnosis remains equivocal after diuretic renography, or in patients with massive hydronephrosis or renal insufficiency. New standardized protocol guidelines should help to ensure studies that are reproducible in different nuclear medicine laboratories.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, LBJ General Hospital, University of Texas, Houston Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Roarke
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sandler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004232:Diuretics; D005260:Female; D005665:Furosemide; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007465:Iodohippuric Acid; D008297:Male; D011866:Radioisotope Renography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D007465:Iodohippuric Acid; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide; D005665:Furosemide; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate