Indications for 99m Technetium Dimercapto-Succinic Acid Scan in Children
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 137 (3), 464-467
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)44069-9
Abstract
The 99mtechnetium dimercapto-succinic acid scan provides an image of functional renal parenchyma. This static scan has specific indications and cannot be used simply in place of a 99mtechnetium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid scan. The major clinical indications for this investigation are the detection and/or evaluation of a renal scar, the small or absent kidney, an occult duplex system, certain renal masses, systemic hypertension or suspected vasculitis. The physiology of the 99mtechnetium dimercapto-succinic acid scan is reviewed briefly.Keywords
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