Diuretic-induced renal length changes in the estimation of renal function with MR urography.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to evaluate whether administration of a diuretic agent in MR urography has an effect on renal length and to determine whether the increase in length can be used for the assessment of renal function.


CONCLUSIONS
Renal length may change after diuretic injection, and these changes correlate with renal function.
Akgun
Veysel
V
Department of Radiology, Gulhane Military Medical School, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
Kocaoglu
Murat
M
Ilgan
Seyfettin
S
Dayanc
Murat
M
Gok
Faysal
F
Bulakbasi
Nail
N
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004232:Diuretics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011866:Radioisotope Renography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D008625:Tiopronin; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D004232:Diuretics; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; C057162:technetium Tc 99m DTPA HSA; C025386:technetium Tc 99m mercaptopropionylglycine; D008625:Tiopronin; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate