Renograms are currently used for functional assessment by pediatric urologists. The aim of the present work was to focus on the potential pitfalls concerning renography. Potential confounding factors are described in reference to concrete cases.
The main types of pitfalls concern venous or urinary catheters and background area definition. Protocols and renogram interpretation are critiqued in a bibliographic review. We propose a technical update and original data on the potential pitfalls in renography interpretation. Multidisciplinary discussion between nuclear medicine, pediatrics and pediatric surgery departments is required before drawing conclusions.
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie. 2015 Oct 16 [Epub ahead of print]
Q Ballouhey, V Lescure, M Larradet, A El-Badaoui, A Grimaudo Benaïssa, V Guigonis, J Monteil, S Verbeke, L Fourcade
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