EVALUATION OF CAPTOPRIL RENOGRAPHY WITH  ̄(99m)Tc-MAG3 IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION
Chinese Medical Sciences JournalIssue 1, (1994)
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EVALUATION OF CAPTOPRIL RENOGRAPHY WITH  ̄(99m)Tc-MAG3 IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION
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[1]康增寿,陈方,王志强.EVALUATION OF CAPTOPRIL RENOGRAPHY WITH~(99m)Tc-MAG_3 IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION[J].Chinese Medical Sciences Journal,1994(01):49-51.
EVALUATION OF CAPTOPRIL RENOGRAPHY WITH  ̄(99m)Tc-MAG3 IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION[J]. Chinese medical sciences journal, 1994, (1).
[1]康增寿,陈方,王志强.EVALUATION OF CAPTOPRIL RENOGRAPHY WITH~(99m)Tc-MAG_3 IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION[J].Chinese Medical Sciences Journal,1994(01):49-51.DOI:
EVALUATION OF CAPTOPRIL RENOGRAPHY WITH  ̄(99m)Tc-MAG3 IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION[J]. Chinese medical sciences journal, 1994, (1).DOI:
EVALUATION OF CAPTOPRIL RENOGRAPHY WITH  ̄(99m)Tc-MAG3 IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION
Eighty-one patients with suspected renovascular hypertension (RVH) were studied using 99m Tc-MAG3 renography before and after administration of 25 mg captopril (CAP). Among the 81 cases
22 were proven by renal arteriography or DSA. The results showed that by using CAP
the sensitivity and specificity of renography in RVH diagnosis increased from 66% to 72% and from 33% to 100%
respectively. We conclude that renography is a simple
noninvasive . sensitive and specific method for screening RVH and is suitable for use in hospitals with no Y-cameras.