DMSA RADIONUCLIDE RENAL SCAN

DATE: 11/17/2005

PROCEDURE: Following intravenous administration of Tc-99m DMSA posterior and right and left posterior oblique projection images of the kidneys were acquired.

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL: [2] mCi of Tc-99-m DMSA.

CORRELATIVE STUDIES: None

COMPARISON: None

CLINICAL HISTORY: The patient is a [...]-year-old [fe]male with past medical history significant for [...], who is referred for evaluation of [...].

FINDINGS:
Both kidneys are identified and are normal in position. Uptake is homogeneous throughout the kidneys. There is no definite evidence of horseshoe or ectopic kidneys. [...]% of activity is detected in the right kidney and [...]% of activity is detected in the left kidney.

CONCLUSIONS:
No definite evidence of horseshoe or fused ectopic kidneys. Differential function is [...]% in the right kidney and [...]% in the left kidney.

Thank you for referring this patient to the UCLA Nuclear Medicine Clinic.

I, [...], M.D., Ph.D., have reviewed this Nuclear Medicine study personally, and am in full agreement with the findings of the report presented here.