A shift of the diagnostics of urological malformations towards the fetal age by means of ultrasound, especially hydronephrosis which, apart from reflux, is the most frequent developmental urological disorder, opened many dilemmas and debates. In the course of more than three decades the application of this diagnostic approach to the problem of hydrone- phrosis became a routine clinical practice...

UNLABELLED To investigate the feasibility of in vivo imaging study of atherosclerotic plaque and restenosis using antisense probe, we evaluated the uptake kinetics of radiolabeled oligonucleotides to the messenger RNA (mRNA) of proliferating cell nucleus antigen (PCNA) in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and the effect on gene expression. METHODS The antisense oligonucleotide to PCNA was ...

tc-99m-ec is a new renal radiopharmaceutical introduced as an alternative for tc-99m mag3. twenty-three normal volunteers and patients in different .stages of renal disease were evaluated with te-99m ec and tc-99m dtpa. the mean initial uptake of ec was significantly higher as compared to dtpa. there was a high correlation between rectangular and hand-drawn rols for kidney and background, 0.96 ...

UNLABELLED Quantitative nuclear renography has numerous potential sources of error. We previously reported the initial development of a computer software module for comprehensively addressing the issue of quality control (QC) in the analysis of radionuclide renal images. The objective of this study was to prospectively test the QC software. METHODS The QC software works in conjunction with st...

OBJECTIVE To compare the surgical and functional outcomes of open, laparoscopic and robotic dismembered pyeloplasty for the treatment of patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 2007 and 2012, a total of 56 patients underwent conventional open (Group 1; n=25), laparoscopic (Group 2; n=16), and robotic (Group 3; n=15) dismembered pyeloplasty operati...

The present study assessed potential subclinical markers of amphotericin B (AmB)-related nephrotoxicity and infusion-related reactions (IRR). Subjects were pretreated with diphenhydramine and acetaminophen and received a 500-ml bolus infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride prior to each effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) assessment. ERPF was measured before and after administration of a single 0.25-mg...