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Limitations of 99mTc-DMSA scan in diagnosing acute pyelonephritis in children

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  • Kim, Byung Gee (Department of pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kwak, Jae Ryoung (Department of pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Ji Min (Department of pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
  • Pai, Ki Soo (Department of pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine)
  • 김병기 (아주대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 곽재령 (아주대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 박지민 (아주대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 배기수 (아주대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2009.09.15
  • Accepted : 2009.12.14
  • Published : 2010.03.15
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Abstract

Purpose : We aimed to prove the relative limitation of $^{99m}Tc-DMSA$ scintigraphy (DMSA) compared to computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing acute pyelonephritis (APN) in children. Methods : Since September 2006, after a 64-channel CT was imported, 10 DMSA false-negative patients have been identified: these patients underwent a CT scan for acute abdomen or acute febrile symptoms and were diagnosed as having APN; however, their DMSA scans were clear. We focused on these 10 DMSA false-negative patients and analyzed their clinical findings and CT results. We used Philips Brilliance Power 64-channel CT scanner for the CT scan and Siemens Orbitor Nuclear Camera 60 Hz for the DMSA scan. Results : The 10 DMSA false-negative patients were mostly males (80%) and infants (80%). They had fever for a mean of 1.1-day duration before admission and showed increase in acute reactants: leukocyte, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein. The CT findings of renal lesions were focal in 6 (60%) cases and diffuse in 4 (40%) cases, and most of the lesions were unilateral in 80% of patients. CT proved that 22 renal lesions were neglected by DMSA. Differential renal function test by DMSA was also of no use in the evaluation of renal lesions. Conclusion : In this study, DMSA scan showed limitation in finding renal cortical lesions of CT-proven APN patients. DMSA false-negative results seem to occur at early-phase disease of infantile age, but more prospective studies are needed to determine the reasons and their prevalence.

목 적 : 소아에서 급성 신우신염 진단시 computed tomography(CT)와 비교하여 $^{99mTc}DMSA$ scintigraphy (DMSA)의 상대적 제한점이 있음을 확인하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 64채널 CT가 도입된 2006년 9월 이후 3년 동안 급성복증이나 발열성 급성병증으로 복부 CT검사를 받은 환아 중 급성 신우신염의 소견을 보였으나 후속으로 시행된 DMSA에서는 이상소견을 발견되지 않은 'DMSA 위음성 환자' 10명을 연구대상으로 선정하여 이들의 임상상과 CT 소견을 분석하였다. CT촬영에는 필립스사의 브릴리언스-64 모델을, DMSA 스캔에는 Siemens사의 Orbiter 75 기종을 사용하였다. 결 과 : 총 10명 중 남자가 8명, 영유아가 8명이었으며 내원당시 평균 1.1일간 발열이 있었고 말초혈액 백혈구 수, 적혈구침강 속도, C-반응단백 등의 급성반응표지가 증가된 상태였다. DMSA 정상 소견을 보였던 10명에서 CT 신장환부 소견은 국소적인 경우가 6례, 미만성인 경우가 4례였다. 대개 일측성이었으며 양측 신장 모두 침범된 경우는 2례였다. DMSA에서 확인되지 않은 CT상 병변 개수는 총 22개 확인되었다. DMSA 비교신기능 측정법은 신손상 정도를 가늠하는데 도움이 되지 않았다. 결 론 : 본 연구를 통하여 DMSA검사는 CT검사상 양성인 급성 신우신염의 신장환부를 밝혀내지 못하는 제한점이 있음이 확인되었다. DMSA 위음성 결과는 주로 질병초기에 영아 환자에서 흔히 발생하는 것으로 보이나, 그 정확한 이유와 발생 비율 등을 밝히기 위해서는 전향적인 추가조사가 필요하다.

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