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      <journal-title>Clinical Reviews and Opinions</journal-title>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2141-2553</issn>      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Academic Journals</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5897/CRO.9000007</article-id>
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        <article-title><![CDATA[Comparison of split renal function measured by 99mTc-DTPA, 99mTc-MAG3 and 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphies in paediatric age groups]]></article-title>
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        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Zeki</surname>
            <given-names>Dostbil</given-names>
	          </name>	
        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Necmettin</surname>
            <given-names>Pembegl</given-names>
	          </name>	
        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Mehmet</surname>
            <given-names>Kkner</given-names>
	          </name>	
        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Yaar</surname>
            <given-names>Bozkurt</given-names>
	          </name>	
        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Ahmet</surname>
            <given-names>Ali Sancaktutar</given-names>
	          </name>	
        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Ismail</surname>
            <given-names>Yildiz</given-names>
	          </name>	
        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Gven</surname>
            <given-names>Tekba</given-names>
	          </name>	
        	        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <author-notes>
		<corresp id="cor1">* E-mail: <email xlink:type="simple">zekidostbil@yahoo.com</email></corresp>
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      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2011</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
      	<day>28</day>
        <month>02</month>
        <year>2011</year>
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      					<date date-type="accepted">
			<day>23</day>
			<month>01</month>
			<year>2011</year>
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      <volume>3</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
	  	  <fpage>20</fpage>
	  <lpage>25</lpage>
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      <abstract><![CDATA[Currently, in calculation of total and split renal functions (SRF), radionuclide methods are routinely used. We aimed to investigate whether any difference exists betweenSRF values obtained by 99mTc-MAG3, 99mTc-DTPA and 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphies. Retrospectively, 38 patients were included in this study. In Group 1, both 99mTc-DTPA and 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphies were performed. In Group 2, 99mTc-MAG3 and 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphies were performed. SRF were calculated by each method and statistically compared with each other. There was no statistically significant difference between SRF values obtained from 99mTc-DTPA,99mTc-MAG3, and 99mTc-DMSA scintigraphies in 1st and 2nd Group. 99mTc-DTPA,99mTc-MAG3, and 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphies give similar SRF measures which may allow use of either of these techniques for calculating the SRF.

	 

	Key words: Kidney split renal function, 99mTc-DTPA, 99mTc-MAG3, 99mTc-DMSA.]]></abstract>
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