The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회지)
- Volume 33 Issue 6
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- Pages.519-526
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- 1999
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- 1225-6714(pISSN)
Tc-99m MAG3 SPECT on Transplanted Kidney
이식 신장에서 시행한 Tc-99m MAG3 SPECT
- Ryu, Jong-Gul (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
- Kim, Soon (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
- Zeon, Seok-Kil (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
- Published : 1999.12.30
Abstract
Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate the usefulness of a technetium-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine (Tc-99m MAG3) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) performed on transplanted kidney. Materials and Methods: Thirty renal transplant patients were included in this study. Planar scan was performed for 30 minutes using 555 MBq Tc-99m MAG3. A post-voiding SPECT scan was acquired on the third, seventh, fourteenth and twenty eighth day after transplantation. Results: SPECT scan showed interpretable image quality in 26 of 30 patients (86.7%) and 84 in 120 scans (70%). Fourteen of 26 patients with interpretable SPECT image showed decreased or increased radioactivity, but only 5 had abnormal findings on the planar scan. Focal SPECT defects were seen in allografts with normal function (n=3), acute tubular necrosis (n=3), and acute rejection (n=2). The defects are thought to reflect focally underperfused renal parenchyme or, in normal allografts, an artifact from uneven radioactivity distribution. Four of 10 patients with renal arterial variation showed focally decreased radioactivity and SPECT helped guide funker studies that confirmed the exact cause. Five of 10 patients with acute tubular necrosis or acute rejection showed focally decreased radioactivity, but its relation to the patients' clinical course was not clear. Focally increased radioactivity was observed in 5 allografts with normal function and 1 with double ureter in which local clearance delay was observed. Conclusion: Tc-99m MAG3 SPECT renal scan can detect additional focal abnormalities compared to planar scan. Further study is necessary to elucidate the exact clinical significance of the SPECT findings.
목적: 이식 신장에서 시행한 Tc-99m MAG SPECT 스캔의 유용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 신장 이식환자 30명, 120 스캔을 연구대상으로 하였다(남:여=15:15, 평균연령 35.0세). 수술 후 3일, 7 일, 14일 및 28일에