Processing
- Interpret the images on the computer screen or in the printouts. Check for the time activity curves, in particular time to peak and donwslope.
- Note parenchymal uptake and pelvo-caliceal retention.
- Calculate split function in percentages and diuretic half time. Compare with
Normal Values.
1 Estorch M. Detección de las Cicatrices Renales y Valoracion de la Nefropatia Obstructiva, p: 411-418; Orellana P et al. Reflujo Vesicoureteral, p: 419-424 in: Medicina Nuclear Aplicaciones Clínicas. Eds: I. Carrio - P. González. Editorial Masson, Barcelona España, 2003.
2 Mandell G. A. et al., Procedure Guideline for Renal Cortical Scintigraphy in Children 2.0 Society Of Nuclear Medicine Procedure Guidelines Manual 2001-2002; 157-160.