Renal Function Judged with Radioactive Diodrast after Selective Renal Angiography in Dogs

Abstract
Renal function, as judged by the power of the kidney to extract diodrast from the blood, was studied before and after selective renal angiography in dogs. The histologic changes increased in severity with the reduction in the power of extraction, the damage varying with the type and dose of the medium, its concentration within the artery, and the application time. Diatrizoate 60% was found to be the best medium available for selective renal angiography.