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Clinical renography: 25 years on

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Renal radionuclide studies have progressed from the probe to the gamma camera and sophisticated hard- and software, yet the principles remain the same. Many of the problems were identified and the solutions proposed 25 years ago, but these solutions are still not applied in practice. This survey charts the evolution of renography during this period.

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  1. St. Bartholomew's Hospital and Medical College, West Smithfield, EC1A 7BE, London, UK

    Keith E. Britton & Cyril C. Nimmon

  2. King's College Hospital, London, UK

    Nicholas J. G. Brown

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Britton, K.E., Brown, N.J.G. & Nimmon, C.C. Clinical renography: 25 years on. Eur J Nucl Med 23, 1541–1546 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01254483

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