This review should be regarded as an opinion based on personal experience, clinical and
experimental studies, and many discussions with colleagues. It covers the main radionuclide …

The main tool of radionuclide techniques applied to paediatric uro-nephrology is the
quantitation of function, which is an information not easily obtained by other diagnostic …

Purpose: To compare radiation exposure and effective dose in children who underwent
voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) performed with grid-controlled variable-rate pulsed …

In the context of ante-natally diagnosed hydronephrosis, the vast majority of children with a
dilated renal pelvis do not need any surgical treatment, as the dilatation resolves …

This atlas, the first edition of which won the 1989 Glaxo Prize for Medical Writing, has now
been brought up to date to cover new techniques in the field. Every major body system is …

These guidelines, which summarise the views of the Paediatric Committee of the European
Association of Nuclear Medicine, provide a framework which may prove helpful to nuclear …

Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) is a commonly performed examination in a pediatric
uroradiology practice. This article contains suggestions on how the radiation dose to a child …

This article presents the role of nuclear medicine procedures in investigating renal and
parenchymal disease, as well as upper urinary tract abnormalities. More specifically, the use …

The aim of this study was to describe and discuss the various forms of cystography and their
clinical value. Conventional fluoroscopic voiding cystourethrography (VCU), radionuclide …

The availability of US (ultrasonography) contrast media in the last few years has prompted
investigation into their use in the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children, a …