par Piepsz, Amy;Ham, Hamphrey 
Référence Functional Imaging in Nephro-Urology, CRC Press, page (31-36)
Publication Publié, 2006-01
Référence Functional Imaging in Nephro-Urology, CRC Press, page (31-36)
Publication Publié, 2006-01
Partie d'ouvrage collectif
| Résumé : | The question arises whether radionuclide techniques can be useful in children for the determination of overall renal function. The answer is dependent on several factors: • Does the radionuclide technique offer an accurate measurement of renal function for the whole range of clearance values? • Does it represent a noninvasive approach, friendly to the child, delivering a rather negligible amount of radiation and resulting in an acceptable cost for the society? • Does it provide information which cannot be given by the nonradioactive measurements, and is it significantly more accurate than these traditional methods? This chapter will consider these different points and will try to demonstrate that radionuclide plasma clearances, specifically tailored to the child, may offer to the clinician an interesting tool in the daily practice of nephro-urology. |
