Ectopic thoracic kidney: evaluation using 99mTc dimercaptosuccinic acid SPECT-CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Jul;37(7):e170-2. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31824852e0.

Abstract

Ectopic thoracic kidney is a very rare congenital defect and is usually diagnosed incidentally. 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid SPECT-CT images of a 7-year-old boy with left ectopic thoracic kidney are presented here.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / diagnostic imaging
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Kidney / abnormalities*
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid