Reduced kidney length and dilated vesico-ureteral reflux predict abnormal Tc-99m DMSA renal scan in children with urinary tract infection.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0676-1
Abstract: BACKGROUND To evaluate sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV, respectively) of renal ultrasonography (US) in predicting renal uptake defects or reduced renal function at Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan (primary… read more here.
Keywords: length; abnormal 99m; 99m dmsa; dmsa renal ... See more keywords
Diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for acute pyelonephritis in children
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67713-z
Abstract: The objective of our study was to evaluate the performance of renal contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) against the 99m-labeled dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan and computed tomography (CT) in children for the diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis. We… read more here.
Keywords: contrast enhanced; ceus; enhanced ultrasound; acute pyelonephritis ... See more keywords