Radionuclide evaluation of renal transplants.

Abstract	In this review article, the following topics are treated: the radiopharmaceuticals 99mTc-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), 131I-orthoiodohippurate (OIH), 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3), 67Ga-citrate, radioiodinated fibrinogen, 99mTc-sulfur colloid, 111In-labelled white cells and platelets; gamma camera methods based on images, on first pass and on tubular transit; blood clearance methods; and the diagnosis of surgical complications, acute rejection (AR), acute tubular necrosis (ATN), chronic rejection (CR), and cyclosporine-A (CYA) toxicity.
Authors	E V Dubovsky, C D Russell
Journal	Seminars in nuclear medicine (Semin Nucl Med) Vol. 18 Issue 3 Pg. 181-98 (Jul 1988) ISSN: 0001-2998 [Print] United States
PMID	2972068 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References	Oligopeptides Organometallic Compounds Iodohippuric Acid Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide Technetium Pentetic Acid Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
Topics	Graft Rejection Humans Iodohippuric Acid Kidney (diagnostic imaging) Kidney Transplantation Oligopeptides Organometallic Compounds Pentetic Acid Postoperative Complications Radionuclide Imaging Technetium Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate Transplantation, Homologous (adverse effects)

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