Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine • September December 2009 291 To the Editor: The Hell J Nucl Med has printed an article comparing technetium-99m pentavalentdimercapto succinic acid (99mTc(V)-DMSA) as an effective agent diagnosing acute bone and joint infection [1]. We now report that 99mTc(V)-DMSA can identify foci of infection in a case of fever of unknown origin. 99mTc(V)-DMSA, as a tumo...

the correlation of vesicoureteral reflux (vur), urinary tract infection (uti) and renal scarring is well known. several risk factors for renal parenchymal lesions have been reported previously. we determine the incidence of renal parenchymal damage and outcome in the siblings of children with primary vur. a total of 96 siblings of patients with vur, were evaluated with direct voiding cystograph...

In the present study, we evaluated the disposition of inorganic mercury (Hg(2+)) in sham-operated and 75% nephrectomized (NPX) Wistar and transport-deficient (TR(-)) rats treated with saline or the chelating agent meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). Based on previous studies, DMSA and TR(-) rats were used as tools to examine the potential role of multidrug-resistance protein 2 (MRP2) in th...

BACKGROUND In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) discovered extensive lead poisoning impacting several thousand children in rural northern Nigeria. An estimated 400 fatalities had occurred over 3 mo. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed widespread contamination from lead-rich ore being processed for gold, and environmental management was begun. MSF commenced a med...

Introduction: It has been suggested that calculation of differential renal function (DRF) using 99mTc-DMSA may lead to overestimation of the function of an obstructed kidney. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of diuretic administration on the determination of DRF using 99mTc-DMSA scintigraphy in patients with dilated pelvis. Methods: Thirty three patients, aged from 2 month...

A method is described for assembling gold nanorods into one-, two-, and three-dimensional superstructures. The addition of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) into the nanorod solution was found to induce self-assembly of the latter to one-dimensional "tapelike", two-dimensional "sheetlike" and three-dimensional "superlattice-like" structures depending on the DMSA concentration. The assembly was fou...

CONTEXT The differential cortical function obtained by Tc-99m EC is comparable to that of Tc-99m DMSA. However, identification of scars on Tc-99m EC images needs to be studied. AIMS The aim of the study is to evaluate role of Tc-99m EC for detection of scarring and differential cortical function by comparing with Tc-99m DMSA. SETTINGS AND DESIGN Prospective observational study of recurrent ...

UNLABELLED (99m)Tc-Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy is a frequently used diagnostic test to assess the presence and severity of cortical damage. The aim of this study is to investigate the variability in the interpretation of (99m)Tc-DMSA scans, evaluate the usefulness of oblique images, and assess their impact on scan interpretation. METHODS Two experienced nuclear medicine physic...

BACKGROUND Acute pyelonephritis in children can leave a kidney scar that eventually can lead to hypertension or renal failure. 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scintigraphy (RC DMSA) is a widely accepted technique to assess children with acute pyelonephritis. AIM To evaluate the presence of residual kidney scars detected through RC DMSA, in children with a first episode of acute pyelonephr...

INTRODUCTION Due to limitation of colonoscopy in assessing the entire bowel and patients' intolerance in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in the current study, we aimed to prospectively compare the accuracy of 99mTc(V)-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and fecal calprotectin with ileocolonoscopy as new methods for localizing inflammations. METHODS Current prospective study conducted between 2012 ...