A three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) renographic method to measure single kidney glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and split renal function was developed that is based on renal signal intensity measurements during 2-3 minutes after intravenous injection of a low dose (2 mL or 0.01 mmol/kg) of gadopentetate dimeglumine. In nine subjects, single kidney MR GFR indices correlated well with te...

BACKGROUND The newly developed magnetic-resonance-imaging (MRI) hepatocyte-specific contrast agent, gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA), has different excretion pathways from the conventional MRI contrast agent, gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA). In this study, we compare the enhancement effect of the liver and renal parenchyma betwee...

The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the evaluation of renal function, with particular attention to the effects of water load. Ten healthy volunteers underwent dynamic MR imaging after an injection of gadolinium diethylene-triaminepenta-acetic acid (Gd-DTPA) as a contrast agent to evaluate renal function by the following four methods: the...

PURPOSE To describe and analyze our experience with Anderson-Hynes transperitoneal laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) in the treatment of recurrent ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). MATERIALS AND METHODS 38 consecutive patients who underwent transperitoneal laparoscopic redo-pyeloplasty between January 2007 and January 2015 at our department were included in the analysis. 36 patients were...

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most important pediatric health problems, which is occasionally associated with irreversible renal damage. Dimercapto-succinic acid (DMSA) scan is a diagnostic standard for the renal scar. Doppler ultrasonography (D.S) has been considered as a less invasive method. The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity ...

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of hydration status upon renogram patterns and renal physiological parameters and clarify the differences between DTPA and MAG3 studies in normal volunteers. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study populations were 22 kidneys of 11 volunteers with no history of hypertension or renal disease with normal serum creatinine le...

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common disease in childhood specially in female. In this study 50 patients with stablished diagnosis of UTI were evaluated by both renal scan with Tc-99m DMSA and renal sonography. The study revealed that most urinary tract infections are in children, Female sex between 5-9 years of age. Therefore the most important complications (Renal scarring) are als...

Introduction: Pyeloplasty has success rate of up to 98%. We believe that paediatric pyeloplasty even in poorly functioning kidney, will result maximum salvage renal function. The aim our study was evaluate the outcome kidneys with PUJO population. Methods: children a GFR < 30 ml / min or 30% differential function on DTPA, who underwent NU hospitals, Bengaluru over period 11 years 2 months, w...

Introduction: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the most important measure for early detection of deterioration of renal function. Patients with diabetic nephropathy need to be intensely monitored with GFR value. Many methods are used to estimate the GFR, all having their own advantages and constraints. The correlation of these methods with each other in patients with diabetic nephropathy nee...