Abstract
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement by (51)Cr-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and blood sampling in children is usually cumbersome for the patient, parents and laboratory technicians. We have previously developed a method accurately estimating GFR in adults. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of this non-invasive method in children. We calculated GFR from (99m)Tc-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) renography and compared with (51)Cr-EDTA plasma clearance of 29 children between the age of 1 month and 12 years (mean 4.7 years). The correlation between (99m)Tc-DTPA renography and (51)Cr-EDTA plasma clearance was for all children R = 0.96 (n = 29, P
Original language | English |
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Journal | Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 169-74 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 1475-0961 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2010 |
Keywords
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromium Radioisotopes
- Edetic Acid
- Female
- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Kidney
- Kidney Diseases
- Male
- Metabolic Clearance Rate
- Radioisotope Renography
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate