Bongers V, de Klerk J M, Lock M T, Beek E J, van Rijk P P
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Clin Nucl Med. 1997 Mar;22(3):176-8. doi: 10.1097/00003072-199703000-00008.
The diagnostic dilemma to differentiate angiomyolipomas from renal cell carcinoma has been resolved by computerized tomography and sonography. However, these imaging modalities are incapable of estimating the functional contribution of individual kidneys. Renal scintigraphy can be used for a quantitative impression of renal function and is, therefore, of additional value in monitoring conservatively treated tuberous sclerosis patients as shown by the case report.
计算机断层扫描和超声检查已解决了区分血管平滑肌脂肪瘤与肾细胞癌的诊断难题。然而,这些成像方式无法评估单个肾脏的功能贡献。肾闪烁显像可用于对肾功能进行定量评估,因此,如病例报告所示,在监测保守治疗的结节性硬化症患者方面具有额外价值。