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A pitfall in calculating differential renal function in patients with renal failure
1Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
|May 1, 1993
Summary
Delayed imaging improves relative renal function assessment in azotemic patients. This method accounts for elevated background activity and tracer concentration delays, ensuring more accurate differential uptake measurements.
Area of Science:
- Nuclear Medicine
- Radiology
- Nephrology
Background:
- Assessing relative renal function in azotemic patients is challenging.
- Elevated background activity and delayed radiotracer concentration can mislead standard measurements.