Starting clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) early does not provide any benefits with regard to renal abnormalities on dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan in children with spinal dysraphism ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. February 4, 2009 — Routine imaging studies may not be indicated after a first febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) for children with normal ...

One center performed a follow-up DMSA scan regardless of the results of the initial scan. Acute pylonephritis was demonstrated on the initial DMSA scans of 61% of the children.

Vesicoureteral Reflux Scans Not Good Alternatives. Jody A. Charnow | Publish Date August 16, ...

DMSA renal scan no replacement for VCUG in young children with first UTI. ... (DMSA) renal scanning for identifying vesicoureteral reflux (VUR; grades 3-5) was “rather poor.” ...

The new PET/CT scan at the Georges-L.-Dumont Hospital in Moncton sustained water damage when a valve in the plumbing system above the machine failed, causing $1.2 million damage.