Radioisotope renography

Radioisotope renography
Renal imaging using 99mTc DTPA and 99mMAG3 with renographic curves
ICD-9-CM92.03
MeSHD011866
OPS-301 code3-706

Radioisotope renography is a form of medical imaging of the kidneys that uses radiolabelling. A renogram, which may also be known as a MAG3 scan, allows a nuclear medicine physician or a radiologist to visualize the kidneys and learn more about how they are functioning. MAG3 is an acronym for mercapto acetyl tri glycine, a compound that is chelated with a radioactive element – technetium-99m.

The two most common radiolabelled pharmaceutical agents used are 99mTc-MAG3 (MAG3 is also called "mercaptoacetyltriglycine" or "mertiatide") and 99mTc DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentacetate). Some other radiolabelled pharmaceuticals are EC (Ethylenedicysteine) and 131-iodine labelled OIH (ortho-iodohippurate).

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