Uterine technetium-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine and diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid uptake in the scintigraphic evaluation of transplanted kidneys

Erbaş, Belkıs; Arınsoy, Turgay; Uğur, Ömer; Varoglu, Erhan; Arık, Nurol; Bekdik, Coskun

doi:10.1007/bf00177061

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“…m T c -MAG3 is a new renal tubular agent being extensively studied in Europe and U.S.A. Although its plasma clearance is only 50-60% of radiohippuran, due to the excellent imaging properties of " m T c , it becomes the agent of choice in the follow-up of transplanted kidneys (6,7).…”

Section: Follow-upmentioning

confidence: 99%

Segmental ATN in a Kidney with a Single Artery Transplanted from Living Related Donor

Uğur

Caner²,

Bakkaloḡlu³

et al. 1996

Nuklearmedizin

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SummaryA sequential 99mTc-MAG3 renogram of a 20-year-old male who received a kidney from a living related donor is presented. Pre-transplant angiography of the donor showed the kidney had a single renal artery with upper and lower branches. The transplantation procedure was uneventful, allowing rapid simultaneous perfusion to the entire kidney. The first scan performed 2 days after the transplantation was normal except for retention of the radiotracer at the upper pole of the kidney. The renal collecting system was normal and no signs of dilatation or obstruction were noticed on ultrasonographic examination. A follow-up scan done on the 5th day of transplantation showed almost complete evacuation of the parenchymal retention previously seen on the upper pole of the kidney. This unusual finding was consistent with segmental acute tubular necrosis (ATN) of the upper pole of the kidney and showed that ATN might involve only a portion of a kidney in spite of the existence of a single artery of the transplant.

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Section: Follow-upmentioning

confidence: 99%

Segmental ATN in a Kidney with a Single Artery Transplanted from Living Related Donor

Uğur

Caner²,

Bakkaloḡlu³

et al. 1996

Nuklearmedizin

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Native Kidney Recovery After a Failed Renal Transplant

Mansberg

Drivas²,

Roberts³

2003

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

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A 51-year-old woman who underwent cadaveric renal transplantation for end-stage renal failure secondary to the hemolytic uremic syndrome is described. Her recovery was complicated by a ruptured diverticular abscess and infarction of the transplanted kidney. Her native kidney function recovered sufficiently to remain dialysis independent. This case illustrates the importance of imaging the native kidneys as well as the transplanted kidney in the presence of puzzling clinical features. Native kidneys are seldom imaged in renal transplant studies, which are obtained by positioning the camera over the pelvis anteriorly, whereas renal studies are normally obtained with the camera positioned posteriorly. The presumed cause of the recovery of the native renal function was the immunosuppression given to maintain the transplanted kidney.

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Increased MIBG Activity in the Uterine Cervix Due to Menstruation

Liu¹,

Yang²,

Codreanu³

et al. 2015

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

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A 21-year-old woman with history of presacral ganglioneuroblastoma underwent I-MIBG scan for restaging. Planar images revealed increased MIBG activity in the upper pelvis, suggestive of disease recurrence. Complementary SPECT/CT images, however, localized the activity to the uterine cervix. Upon further questioning, it has been established that the patient was menstruating. Subsequent follow-up scans proved normal, confirming the benign etiology of these findings. The case shows that radioactive blood accumulation in the uterine cervix can interfere with MIBG scan interpretation in menstruating patients.

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Uterine technetium-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine and diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid uptake in the scintigraphic evaluation of transplanted kidneys

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Segmental ATN in a Kidney with a Single Artery Transplanted from Living Related Donor

Segmental ATN in a Kidney with a Single Artery Transplanted from Living Related Donor

Native Kidney Recovery After a Failed Renal Transplant

Increased MIBG Activity in the Uterine Cervix Due to Menstruation

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