Comparison of 51Cr-EDTA and 99mTc-DTPA for glomerular filtration rate measurement.
Emmanuelle Vidal-PetiotMarie CourbebaisseMarine LivrozetGwénaëlle CorrégéTimofei RusuFrançoise MontraversStéphanie BaronLéa DupontClara BalouzetCorinne SmadjaSébastien LeygnacGuillaume PariscoatJimmy RoseFrançois RouzetPascal HouillierJean-Philippe HaymannMartin FlamantPublished in: Journal of nephrology (2021)
The accuracy and precision of 99mTc-DTPA clearance, compared to 51Cr-EDTA clearance, was excellent for both urinary and plasma clearance methods, despite an approximate 2 mL/min overestimation, showing that the tracer is a reliable alternative to 51Cr-EDTA for GFR measurement.