Abstract
99mTc-DMSA late static planar imaging or SPECT is being used for the investigation of focal acute pyelonephritis (APN), especially in children with urinary tract infection (UTI). Diuretic 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) dynamic scintirenography has been applied in the evaluation of kidney function and structure, frequently to exclude obstruction. However, in children and adults with a clinical picture of APN, diuretic MAG3 scintigraphy with zero time injection of furosemide (MAG3-F0) was observed to display focal parenchymal abnormalities; regional dysfunction (focal parenchymal decrease in early uptake; slow filling in and prolonged late retention of activity); or, less frequently, fixed defects. This observation was further studied both retrospectively and prospectively, and its sensitivity and specificity for APN were compared with those of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). Methods: In the retrospective study, for 36 children with UTI and regional parenchymal findings on MAG3-F0, data were reviewed, analyzed, and compared with the results of concurrent DMSA studies. In the prospective study, for 57 children with clinical and laboratory findings suggestive of APN, the 2 radiopharmaceuticals were used for imaging sequentially and the results of the 2 studies were compared. The criteria for abnormal findings compatible with the diagnosis of APN were, for MAG3-F0, regional parenchymal dysfunction and fixed focal defects and, for DMSA, focal defects without parenchymal loss. Results: In all groups of patients, most abnormal MAG3-F0 studies (80%) showed regional parenchymal dysfunction, but in some (20%) a fixed defect was found. Compared with DMSA and when both regional dysfunction and focal defects were considered, MAG3-F0 was as sensitive as DMSA. Some patients had only MAG3-F0 abnormalities, suggesting a slightly lower specificity for MAG3-F0 compared with DMSA (86%); this finding needs further study, because it also raises questions about the sensitivity of DMSA, considering that only a small percentage of patients with clinically suggestive findings had abnormal study findings. In most patients with fixed defects on both DMSA and MAG3-F0, follow-up studies showed no resolution, suggesting that a fixed defect on MAG3-F0 may indicate either more severe APN or preexistent scars and that regional dysfunction may be a sign more specific for APN and prognostic of potential recovery. In addition, a pattern more specific for a scar - A fixed defect with a dilated regional calyx - Was seen on follow-up MAG3-F0. Conclusion: A fast (25-min) planar dynamic MAG3-F0 study was found to be as sensitive at depicting focal parenchymal abnormalities in APN as was the 3- to 4-h DMSA routine procedure. The sensitivity and specificity of both studies need further evaluation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1955-1963 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2000 |
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Keywords
- Acute pyelonephritis
- Dimercaptosuccinic acid
- Furosemide renography
- Mercaptoacetyltriglycine
- Scars
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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Diuretic MAG3 scintigraphy (F0) in acute pyelonephritis : Regional parenchymal dysfunction and comparison with DMSA. / Sfakianakis, George N; Cavagnaro, F.; Zilleruelo, Gaston E; Abitbol, Carolyn; Montane, B.; Georgiou, Mike; Ezuddin, Shabbir; Mallin, W.; Sfakianakis, E.; Strauss, J.
In: Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 41, No. 12, 01.12.2000, p. 1955-1963.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Diuretic MAG3 scintigraphy (F0) in acute pyelonephritis
T2 - Regional parenchymal dysfunction and comparison with DMSA
AU - Sfakianakis, George N
AU - Cavagnaro, F.
AU - Zilleruelo, Gaston E
AU - Abitbol, Carolyn
AU - Montane, B.
AU - Georgiou, Mike
AU - Ezuddin, Shabbir
AU - Mallin, W.
AU - Sfakianakis, E.
AU - Strauss, J.
PY - 2000/12/1
Y1 - 2000/12/1
N2 - 99mTc-DMSA late static planar imaging or SPECT is being used for the investigation of focal acute pyelonephritis (APN), especially in children with urinary tract infection (UTI). Diuretic 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) dynamic scintirenography has been applied in the evaluation of kidney function and structure, frequently to exclude obstruction. However, in children and adults with a clinical picture of APN, diuretic MAG3 scintigraphy with zero time injection of furosemide (MAG3-F0) was observed to display focal parenchymal abnormalities; regional dysfunction (focal parenchymal decrease in early uptake; slow filling in and prolonged late retention of activity); or, less frequently, fixed defects. This observation was further studied both retrospectively and prospectively, and its sensitivity and specificity for APN were compared with those of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). Methods: In the retrospective study, for 36 children with UTI and regional parenchymal findings on MAG3-F0, data were reviewed, analyzed, and compared with the results of concurrent DMSA studies. In the prospective study, for 57 children with clinical and laboratory findings suggestive of APN, the 2 radiopharmaceuticals were used for imaging sequentially and the results of the 2 studies were compared. The criteria for abnormal findings compatible with the diagnosis of APN were, for MAG3-F0, regional parenchymal dysfunction and fixed focal defects and, for DMSA, focal defects without parenchymal loss. Results: In all groups of patients, most abnormal MAG3-F0 studies (80%) showed regional parenchymal dysfunction, but in some (20%) a fixed defect was found. Compared with DMSA and when both regional dysfunction and focal defects were considered, MAG3-F0 was as sensitive as DMSA. Some patients had only MAG3-F0 abnormalities, suggesting a slightly lower specificity for MAG3-F0 compared with DMSA (86%); this finding needs further study, because it also raises questions about the sensitivity of DMSA, considering that only a small percentage of patients with clinically suggestive findings had abnormal study findings. In most patients with fixed defects on both DMSA and MAG3-F0, follow-up studies showed no resolution, suggesting that a fixed defect on MAG3-F0 may indicate either more severe APN or preexistent scars and that regional dysfunction may be a sign more specific for APN and prognostic of potential recovery. In addition, a pattern more specific for a scar - A fixed defect with a dilated regional calyx - Was seen on follow-up MAG3-F0. Conclusion: A fast (25-min) planar dynamic MAG3-F0 study was found to be as sensitive at depicting focal parenchymal abnormalities in APN as was the 3- to 4-h DMSA routine procedure. The sensitivity and specificity of both studies need further evaluation.
AB - 99mTc-DMSA late static planar imaging or SPECT is being used for the investigation of focal acute pyelonephritis (APN), especially in children with urinary tract infection (UTI). Diuretic 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) dynamic scintirenography has been applied in the evaluation of kidney function and structure, frequently to exclude obstruction. However, in children and adults with a clinical picture of APN, diuretic MAG3 scintigraphy with zero time injection of furosemide (MAG3-F0) was observed to display focal parenchymal abnormalities; regional dysfunction (focal parenchymal decrease in early uptake; slow filling in and prolonged late retention of activity); or, less frequently, fixed defects. This observation was further studied both retrospectively and prospectively, and its sensitivity and specificity for APN were compared with those of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). Methods: In the retrospective study, for 36 children with UTI and regional parenchymal findings on MAG3-F0, data were reviewed, analyzed, and compared with the results of concurrent DMSA studies. In the prospective study, for 57 children with clinical and laboratory findings suggestive of APN, the 2 radiopharmaceuticals were used for imaging sequentially and the results of the 2 studies were compared. The criteria for abnormal findings compatible with the diagnosis of APN were, for MAG3-F0, regional parenchymal dysfunction and fixed focal defects and, for DMSA, focal defects without parenchymal loss. Results: In all groups of patients, most abnormal MAG3-F0 studies (80%) showed regional parenchymal dysfunction, but in some (20%) a fixed defect was found. Compared with DMSA and when both regional dysfunction and focal defects were considered, MAG3-F0 was as sensitive as DMSA. Some patients had only MAG3-F0 abnormalities, suggesting a slightly lower specificity for MAG3-F0 compared with DMSA (86%); this finding needs further study, because it also raises questions about the sensitivity of DMSA, considering that only a small percentage of patients with clinically suggestive findings had abnormal study findings. In most patients with fixed defects on both DMSA and MAG3-F0, follow-up studies showed no resolution, suggesting that a fixed defect on MAG3-F0 may indicate either more severe APN or preexistent scars and that regional dysfunction may be a sign more specific for APN and prognostic of potential recovery. In addition, a pattern more specific for a scar - A fixed defect with a dilated regional calyx - Was seen on follow-up MAG3-F0. Conclusion: A fast (25-min) planar dynamic MAG3-F0 study was found to be as sensitive at depicting focal parenchymal abnormalities in APN as was the 3- to 4-h DMSA routine procedure. The sensitivity and specificity of both studies need further evaluation.
KW - Acute pyelonephritis
KW - Dimercaptosuccinic acid
KW - Furosemide renography
KW - Mercaptoacetyltriglycine
KW - Scars
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VL - 41
SP - 1955
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JO - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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