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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Department of Radiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common disease in childhood specially in female. In this study 50 patients with stablished diagnosis of UTI were evaluated by both renal scan with Tc-99m DMSA and renal sonography. The study revealed that most urinary tract infections are in children, Female sex between 5-9 years of age. Therefore the most important complications (Renal scarring) are also common in this age-sex distribution. Occurance of renal scars increase with increasing the number of recurrent infections. Vesicoureteral reflux is one of the most improtant, common risk factors for renal scarring. Renal Tc-99m DMSA scan is more sensitive than renal sonography in detecting the renal scars.
Alavi, M., & Rasekhi, A. (2002). Comparative assessment of renal Tc-99m DMSA scan and renal sonography findings in complication of urinary tract infections [Persian]. Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 10(2), 7-11.
MLA
Mehrosadat Alavi; Alireza Rasekhi. "Comparative assessment of renal Tc-99m DMSA scan and renal sonography findings in complication of urinary tract infections [Persian]". Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 10, 2, 2002, 7-11.
HARVARD
Alavi, M., Rasekhi, A. (2002). 'Comparative assessment of renal Tc-99m DMSA scan and renal sonography findings in complication of urinary tract infections [Persian]', Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 10(2), pp. 7-11.
VANCOUVER
Alavi, M., Rasekhi, A. Comparative assessment of renal Tc-99m DMSA scan and renal sonography findings in complication of urinary tract infections [Persian]. Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2002; 10(2): 7-11.
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