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Evaluation of renal function parameters with simultaneously administered 99mTc-DTPA and 131I-hippuran

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The present study aimed at comparing two renal function tests using 99mTc-DTPA (diethylene triamine penta acetic acid) and 131I-labeled hippuran (o-hippuric acid). A mixture of 80 Mbq 99mTc-DTPA and 7.4 MBq 131I-hippuran in a total volume of 1.5 ml or less was injected into an arm-vein. Both radiopharmaceuticals have identical intitial distributions in the blood pool when injected in this manner. Seventy-two patients were studied with the present dual radionuclide technique.

The following parameters were derived from the renogram: area under curve, uptake ratio, T max, decrease ratio, excretion ratio, and rate of decrease. The parameters for 99mTc-DTPA and 131I-hippuran were compared for various kidney groups. Generally the renographic parameters were well correlated. Apart from the systematic differences due to different modes of renal excretion, the curve patterns virtually agreed. The differences that were observed between the two tracers lacked clinical significance.

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  1. Department of Radiophysics, Sjukhuset, S-831 83, Östersund, Sweden

    V. Kempi

  2. Department of Radiation Physics, Lasarettet, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden

    B. R. R. Persson

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Kempi, V., Persson, B.R.R. Evaluation of renal function parameters with simultaneously administered 99mTc-DTPA and 131I-hippuran. Eur J Nucl Med 8, 65–71 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00252558

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