ESTIMATION OF TECHNETIUM-99M MAG3 PLASMA-CLEARANCE IN ADULTS FROM ONE OR 2 BLOOD-SAMPLES

  • 1 December 1989
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 30  (12) , 1955-1959
Abstract
Technetium-99m mercaptoacetytriglycine (MAG3) clearance is strongly correlated with effective renal plasma flow and can be used directly as a measure of renal function. For these reasons, formulas were developed for estimation of [99mTc]MAG3 clearance based on one or two plasma samples. A two-exponential model provided an excellent fit for 8-point plasma clearance curves obtained from 35 patients having a wide range of renal function. The 8-point [99mTc]MAG3 clearance could be estimated from a single point at 43 min with an error of 19 ml/min (residual s.d.) or from two samples at 12 and 94 min with an error of 7 ml/min. The relative errors with MAG3 are thus comparable to those reported for similar techniques used with [131I]orthoiodohippurate, [99mTc]diethylenetriaminepentraacetic acid and [51Cr]ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.

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