Radioisotope renography
| Radioisotope renography | |
|---|---|
Renal imaging using 99mTc DTPA and 99mMAG3 with renographic curves | |
| ICD-9-CM | 92.03 |
| MeSH | D011866 |
| OPS-301 code | 3-706 |
Radioisotope renography is a form of medical imaging of the kidneys that uses radiolabelling. A renogram, which may also be known as a MAG3 scan, allows a nuclear medicine physician or a radiologist to visualize the kidneys and learn more about how they are functioning.[1] MAG3 is an acronym for mercapto acetyl tri glycine, a compound that is chelated with a radioactive element – technetium-99m.
The two most common radiolabelled pharmaceutical agents used are 99mTc-MAG3 (MAG3 is also called "mercaptoacetyltriglycine" or "mertiatide") and 99mTc DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentacetate). Some other radiolabelled pharmaceuticals are EC (Ethylenedicysteine) and 131-iodine labelled OIH (ortho-iodohippurate).[2]
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- ^ Taylor, A. T. (18 February 2014). "Radionuclides in Nephrourology, Part 1: Radiopharmaceuticals, Quality Control, and Quantitative Indices". Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 55 (4): 608–615. doi:10.2967/jnumed.113.133447. PMC 4061739. PMID 24549283.