Abstract
Scintigraphy has provided a unique tool for the noninvasive evaluation of renal pathophysiology, and the past two decades have witnessed a rapid increase in the scope and number of radionuclide renal studies. This chapter is intended to familiarize nuclear medicine physicians with the pathophysiological basis of renal scintigraphy. To this end, a general review of relevant renal physiology and scintigraphic techniques is followed by detailed discussions of specific disorders frequently encountered in nuclear medicine. These include renovascular hypertension, urinary tract obstruction, acute pyelonephritis, and renal transplant complications.
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Sarkar, S.D., Singhal, P.C., Elgazzar, A.H. (2015). Genitourinary System. In: Elgazzar, A. (eds) The Pathophysiologic Basis of Nuclear Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06112-2_10
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