J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  2013 Oct;17(2):57-64.

Glomerular Filtration Rate Measurements Using 99mTechnetium-mercaptoacetyltriglycine Dynamic Renal Scintigraphy in Children with Renal Disease

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. inseoklim@cau.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
In children, 24-hour urine collections are unreliable for evaluating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) because of the difficulty of regulating voiding and the daily variation of urinary creatinine up to 25%. Additionally, creatinine clearance (Ccr) based on urinary creatinine is considered inaccurate. The purpose of this study was to compare estimated GFR determined using Ccr, formulas with serum cystatin C and creatinine, and 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) dynamic renal scintigraphy.
METHODS
This retrospective study included 101 patients (age, <18 years) who visited Chung-Ang University Hospital between July 2011 and August 2012. GFR was estimated using 24-hour urinary creatinine, five formulas with serum creatinine and cystatin C, and 99mTc-MAG3 renal scan.
RESULTS
Of the 101 patients, glomerular renal diseases were present in 60 patients (59.4%) and non-glomerular diseases were present in 41 patients (40.6%). There was a significant correlation between estimated GFR determined using 99mTc-MAG3 renal scan and Ccr (r=0.389, P<0.001). The correlation values between estimated GFR determined using 99mTc-MAG3 renal scan and each formula of Schwartz, Counahan-Barratt, Cockcroft-Gault, Filler and Lepage, and Bokencamp were 0.265 (P=0.007), 0.128 (P=0.044), 0.230 (P=0.021), 0.356 (P<0.001), and 0.355 (P<0.001), respectively. 99mTc-MAG3 renal scan was correlated with estimated-GFR by all formulas in decreased renal function.
CONCLUSION
Estimated GFRs determined using serum creatinine and cystatin C, and 99mTc-MAG3 renal scan correlated well with estimated GFR determined using Ccr. 99mTc-MAG3 renal scan may be replaced for evaluation of renal function with convenience in patients with renal disease and decreased renal function in childhood.

Keyword

Glomerular filtration rate; Creatinine clearance; 99mTc-MAG3 renal scintigraphy

MeSH Terms

Child*
Creatinine
Cystatin C
Glomerular Filtration Rate*
Humans
Radionuclide Imaging*
Retrospective Studies
Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide
Urine Specimen Collection
Creatinine
Cystatin C
Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide
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