Isotope renography was compared to excretory urography, voiding cystourethrography and endogenous creatinine clearances in 52 spinal cord injury patients. Renogram abnormalities were detected in 86 per cent of the cases. The most common abnormality was the delay of isotope excretion from the renal cortex and pelvis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBecause the clinical diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the presence of aortic stenosis (AS) is difficult, the value of exercise gated nuclear angiography in detecting CAD in 33 patients with AS was assessed. Exercise left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) and wall motion analysis were evaluated after symptom-limited supine cycle ergometer exercise. Sixteen patients had severe AS (valve area 0.
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