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Report of the Radionuclides in Nephrourology Committee on Renal Clearance

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Montefiore Medical Park, Bronx, New York
Sahlgrenska Hospital, Groteborg, Sweden
Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
CNR Institute, Pisa, Italy
Academisch Zienkenhuis, Brussels, Belgium
University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark

Correspondence: For correspondence or reprints contact: M. Donald Blaufox, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Radiology, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Montefiore Medical Park, 1695A Eastchester Rd., Bronx, NY 10461.

ABSTRACT

The need for simple and accurate methods to measure renal function is self-evident. This need increases as techniques for intervention become available. The demand for evaluation of individual kidney function has increased with its role in the diagnosis and follow-up of unilateral renal disease and in decision making for conservative or surgical treatment based on residual renal function. The role of nuclear medicine in this area has been inhibited by confusion about conflicting methodologies. This report is meant to provide guidance to those centers that would like to initiate clearance procedures but have difficulty in choosing appropriate methodology.

Key Words: renal clearance • glomerular filtration rate • effective renal plasma flow

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