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ArticleKorean journal of pediatrics2014

Kidney size estimation in Korean children with Technesium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphy.

Min Jung Lee, Mi Kyung Son, Byung Ok Kwak, Hye Won Park, Sochung Chung, Kyo Sun Kim

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Article in Korean journal of pediatrics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. Types of Parenchymal Changes Diagnosed on DMSA Scans of Kidneys Affected by Different Grades of Vesicoureteral Reflux.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021
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  3. Birth weight influences the kidney size and function of Bangladeshi children.Journal of developmental origins of health and disease · 2018
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Min Jung LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Mi Kyung SonDepartment of Pediatrics, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Byung Ok KwakDepartment of Pediatrics, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hye Won ParkDepartment of Pediatrics, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sochung ChungDepartment of Pediatrics, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyo Sun KimDepartment of Pediatrics, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Konkuk University · KRKonkuk University Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeRenal size is an important indicator to determine adequate organ growth in children. The aim of this study was to estimate renal size with Technesium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan and propose a simple formula for predicting renal length in normal Korean children.

methodsThis study included 346 children (148 boys and 198 girls; age range, 1 month to 17 years) in whom renal length was measured using the DMSA scan. Patients with anatomical renal abnormalities or acute pyelonephritis were excluded. Children were divided into two groups: 214 children (61.8%) were less than a year old (group 1) and 132 (38.2%) were ≥1 year (group 2).

resultsRenal length was larger on the left side than the right side, and there was no significant gender-related difference in renal length. We propose the following formula for renal length based on the analysis of the 346 children in our study: the formula was as follows: 4.682×age (month)(0.137), R(2) =0.780. In group 1, the formula was renal length (cm)=0.127×age (month)+5.144, R(2) =0.354, and in group 2, the formula was 0.334×age (year)+6.477, R(2) =0.829.

conclusionIt is difficult to establish simple formulae in infants (R(2) =0.354). Therefore, further studies including relevant variables are needed for this age group. We proposed formulae to estimate renal length in Korean children over 1 year of age by using the DMSA scan.

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ChildKidneyLengthTechnesium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid scan

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