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Renal 99mTc-DMSA pharmacokinetics in pediatric patients [PDF]
EJNMMI Physics, 2021 99mTc-DMSA is one of the most commonly used pediatric nuclear medicine imaging agents. Nevertheless, there are no pharmacokinetic (PK) models for 99mTc-DMSA in children, and currently available pediatric dose estimates for 99mTc-DMSA use pediatric S ...
Donika Plyku +14 more
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EJNMMI ResearchBackground 99mTc-labelled Dimercaptosuccinic acid ([99mTc]DMSA) is a radiopharmaceutical commonly used to evaluate renal perfusion, structure, and morphology. However, the renal handling of [99mTc]DMSA in humans remains unclear.
Peder Matzen Berg +2 more
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Predictors of renal scars in infants with recurrent febrile urinary tract infection: a retrospective, single-center study [PDF]
Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2022 Purpose To determine predictive factors for detecting renal parenchymal damages (RPDs) in infants with recurrent febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI).
Jae Ha Han, Seonkyeong Rhie, Jun Ho Lee
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of the First Episode of Urinary Tract Infection in Neonates and Infants Younger than 2 Months of Age [PDF]
Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2017 Purpose The American Academy of Pediatrics provides guidelines for managing febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) in infants and children 2-24 months old, but little guidance is offered regarding UTIs in those younger than 8 weeks of age.
Jackie Ying-Wai Cheng
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Heliyon, 2021 Meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) is one of the efficient chelating reagents for treating the toxicity of several heavy metals. Currently, nanomaterial have been applied to various parts including zinc Oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs).
Poonyawee Keattanong +3 more
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BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2021 Background Arsenic poisoning affects millions of people. The inorganic forms of arsenic are more toxic. Treatment for arsenic poisoning relies on chelation of extracellularly circulating arsenic molecules by 2,3-dimecaptosuccinic acid (DMSA).
Victoria K. Mwaeni +5 more
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Limitations of 99mTc-DMSA scan in diagnosing acute pyelonephritis in children [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2010 Purpose : We aimed to prove the relative limitation of 99mTc-DMSA scintigraphy (DMSA) compared to computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing acute pyelonephritis (APN) in children.
Byung Gee Kim +3 more
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The White Blood Cell Count to Hemoglobin Level Ratio is Correlated with the Presence of Cortical Defects on DMSA Renal Scans in Children with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection [PDF]
Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2018 Purpose We investigated whether the white blood cell (WBC) count to hemoglobin (Hgb) level ratio is correlated with the presence of cortical defects on dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scan in children with febrile urinary tract infection (UTI ...
Bo Kyeong Jin +3 more
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Drug Delivery, 2021 The probable nanotoxicity to human health and the environment is a significant challenge for the sustainable application of nanomaterials in medicine. The cytototoxical effect of succimer (meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid-DMSA) coated titanium dioxide ...
Ming Qi, Chunfang Li, Ze Song, Lei Wang
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Clinical implications of DMSA Scan in Childhood Acute Pyelonephritis [PDF]
Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2017 Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the relationships between 99mTecnicium-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan findings and clinical parameters including age and fever duration.
Sun-Mi Huh +5 more
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