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Diagnostic Value of 99mTc-DMSA Pinhole Imaging in Childhood Urinary Tract Infection with Renal Cortical Defect
Tae Won Lee, Seung Jun Seong, Byung Moon Ahn, Ie Ryung Yoo, Il Soo Kim, Eun Ryoung Kim, Sung Hoon Kim, Yong-Whee Bahk
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(1):72-78.   Published online January 15, 2002
Purpose : The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of the 99mTc-DMSA pinhole imaging by comparing the detection rate of cortical defects identified from planar and pinhole imaging. Methods : 99mTc-DMSA planar and pinhole imaging, voiding cystoureth-rogram(VCUG), renal ultrasonography were performed in 67 patients diagnosed with urinary tract infection at the Department of Pediatrics, Sung-Ae General Hospital, from September, 1999 to...