Condition
Radionuclide renal perfusion scan
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.Published 5 May 20051 min read
Alternative names
Renal perfusion scintigraphy; Renal perfusion scintiscan
Definition
A renal perfusion scintiscan is a nuclear medicine test that uses a small amount of a radioactive substance (radioisotope) to image the kidneys and detect clinically significant narrowing of the arteries that supply them (renal artery stenosis).
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Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.
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