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Quantitative Methods in Renography - Nucleus

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The Problems<br />

• The kidney activity-time curve is a comb<strong>in</strong>ation of<br />

three factors:<br />

• Uptake <strong>in</strong>to the kidney<br />

• Transit through the kidney<br />

• Elim<strong>in</strong>ation from the kidney<br />

• Uptake depends on blood activity, which varies with<br />

• Speed of <strong>in</strong>jection<br />

• Kidney function<br />

• Function of the other kidney<br />

• Recirculation of tracer<br />

• Renogram curve is a superimposition of the desired<br />

kidney activity and unwanted background activity<br />

Renogram quantification must overcome these problems<br />

Richard Lawson<br />

Central Manchester Nuclear Medic<strong>in</strong>e Centre

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