Open AccessRenal scintigraphy in children with urinary tract infections
Author(s) -
Boris Ajdinović,
Zoran Krstić,
Marija Dopuda,
Ljiljana Jauković
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0510745a
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , incidence (geometry) , scintigraphy , dimercaptosuccinic acid , reflux , urology , vesicoureteral reflux , gastroenterology , pediatrics , disease , physics , optics
To determine the incidence of abnormal Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid (Tc99m DMSA) renal scintigraphy findings in the children with urinary tract infection (UTI), and to evaluate the difference between the children with UTI and vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR), and the children with UTI without VUR.