Nomograms of Renal Length in Children Obtained from DMSA Scintigraphy

The aim of this study was to establish nomograms of renal length in children comparing age, body weight, and height. Renal lengths were obtained from data derived from Tc-99m DMSA scintigraphy in 266 patients with 532 kidneys that appeared normal on DMSA studies. The childrenʼs ages ranged from 6 da...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1993-11, Vol.18 (11), p.970-973
Main Authors: SISAYAN, RAQUEL M, ROSSLEIGH, MONICA A, MACKEY, DOUGLAS W. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Height
Body Weight
Child
Female
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Kidney - anatomy & histology
Kidney - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Organotechnetium Compounds
Radionuclide Imaging
Radionuclide investigations
Reference Values
Sex Characteristics
Succimer
Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
Urinary system
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Summary:The aim of this study was to establish nomograms of renal length in children comparing age, body weight, and height. Renal lengths were obtained from data derived from Tc-99m DMSA scintigraphy in 266 patients with 532 kidneys that appeared normal on DMSA studies. The childrenʼs ages ranged from 6 days to 19 years. Renal length appeared to have nonlinear relationships with patient weight and age, but was found to correlate linearly with patient height. On average, scintigraphic renal length exceeded sonographic renal length by approximately 1 cm. The most likely explanation for this is the effect of respiration causing renal motion during the acquisition of the scintigraphic images. It is hoped that the nomograms derived from these data will be of use in routine clinical practice for nuclear medicine departments performing DMSA scintigraphy in children.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199311000-00010