Abstract
Paediatric renal radionuclide imaging is used for accurate assessment of renal function and the drainage pattern. The increase in functional MRI has overtaken radionuclide functional assessment in only a small number of establishments due to the requirement for patient cooperation, reasonably long scanning times and the possible need for general anaesthetic in order to undertake the MRI study. The availability of MRI scanning time also plays a significant contribution. Static and Dynamic renal scintigraphy with indirect radionuclide studies and the judicious use of Single photon emission tomography and Positron emission tomography in genito-urinary malignancies make up the majority of paediatric nephrourological scintigraphic imaging.
With thanks to Professor Isky Gordon, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist (retired), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust for his reproduced input from the 2nd Edition
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Abbreviations
- CT:
-
Computerised Tomography
- DIC:
-
Direct isotope cystogram
- DMSA:
-
Di-mercapto-succinic acid
- EANM:
-
European Association of Nuclear Medicine
- FDG PET-CT:
-
Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography Computerised Tomography
- IRC:
-
Indirect radionuclide cystogram
- MAG3:
-
Mercapto-acetyl-tri-glycine
- MBq:
-
Megabecquerels
- MRI:
-
Magnetic resonance imaging
- mSv:
-
Millisievert
- NORA:
-
Normalised residual activity
- PEE:
-
Pelvic excretion efficiency
- PM:
-
Post-micturition
- PTLD:
-
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
- RDF:
-
Renal differential function
- ROE:
-
Renal output efficiency
- ROI:
-
Region of interest
- SPECT:
-
Single-photon emission Computerised Tomography
- TAC:
-
Time-activity curve
- US:
-
Ultrasound
- UTI:
-
Urinary tract infection
- VCUG:
-
Voiding cystourethrogram
- VUR:
-
Vesicoureteric reflux
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Easty, M., Gordon, I. (2018). Nuclear Medicine. In: Riccabona, M. (eds) Pediatric Urogenital Radiology. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39202-8_3
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