Open AccessDoes baseline renal function always decrease after unilateral ureteral severe obstruction? —experimental validation and novel findings by Tc-99m diethylene triamine pentaacetate acid (DTPA) dynamic renal scintigraphy
Author(s) -
Qi Yang,
Changyin Wang,
Chun Gao,
Wasili Maimaiti,
Shun Li,
Ling Jiang,
MeiJuan Shen,
ShaoYao Ying
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-4292
pISSN - 2223-4306
DOI - 10.21037/qims.2019.07.09
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , urology , kidney , scintigraphy , significant difference
There is a lack of consensus concerning changes in renal function after unilateral ureteral obstruction. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of ureteral obstruction on renal morphology and function and to explore the effectiveness of dynamic renal scintigraphy in evaluating obstructive renal function.