Imaging in the Dialysis Patient: Nuclear Medicine Studies in the Dialysis Patient

摘要: Nuclear medicine (scintigraphy) studies that are performed in patients being prepared for regular dialysis treatment include the measurement of renal clearance and dynamic perfusion function. Static scintigraphy with 99mTc-DMSA may be used evaluation children at risk damage further functional deterioration. In on peritoneal dialysis, nuclear procedures enable diagnosis structural complications such as intra-abdominal herniations leaks. Diagnosis infections vascular access sites hemodialysis catheter tunnel can made high diagnostic accuracy using radiolabeled, autologous leukocytes. Scintigraphy is valuable delineating extent deposits amyloid parenchymal microcalcifications, helpful organs tissues involved pathophysiology impairment dialysis. If radioiodine therapy 131I benign or malignant thyroid disease, then pretherapeutic dosimetry necessary to avoid over- undertreatment. Radioiodine patient leads only insignificant contamination equipment marginal exposure medical staff.