PubMed · 1986 · 29 citations · 0 references
MedicineNuclear MedicineRadiologyDiagnostic ImagingDiagnostic RadiologyRenal Nuclear MedicineGenitourinary ImagingPleural ImagingRenal ImagingRenal Nuclear ImagingRenal ScintigraphyUrinary Tract Obstruction EvaluationPleural CavitiesQuantitative Renal ScintigraphyScintillationTc-99m Mercaptoacetyltriglycine Renal ScintigraphyTechnetium-99m Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid RenographyTechnetium-99m Pertechnetate ImagingTechnetium-99m RadiopharmaceuticalsUrinary Obstruction Evaluation
A case of unilateral urinary tract obstruction with extravasation resulting in bilateral pleural effusions is presented. The fluid within the pleural cavities was established to originate from the kidney using [99mTc]diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid and scintillation camera imaging.