Abstract
Renal blood flow was assessed qualitatively over a 30 min period in a rat model of herpes encephalitis by extra-renal scintigraphic imaging following the injection of 131I-labelled sodium iodohippurate. No significant differences were observed for renal blood flow in either kidney between (or within) infected and control groups. Our data suggest that kidney function is not compromised in this animal model of encephalitis. The results are discussed in the context of the development of a non-invasive protocol for the in vivo diagnosis of herpes encephalitis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 538-9 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Acta Radiologica |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 1990 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Encephalitis/diagnostic imaging
- Female
- Herpesviridae Infections/diagnostic imaging
- Iodine Radioisotopes
- Iodohippuric Acid
- Kidney/blood supply
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains