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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
May. 05, 2009
Malgorzata Lipowska, Decatur, GA (US);
Andrew T. Taylor, Jr., Atlanta, GA (US);
Luigi Marzilli, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Malgorzata Lipowska, Decatur, GA (US);
Andrew T. Taylor, Jr., Atlanta, GA (US);
Luigi Marzilli, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to the methods of imaging the kidneys and measuring renal function using the renal tracerTc(CO)(NTA) (technetium-99m tricarbonyl-nitrilotriacetic acid). The disclosure encompasses methods of imaging the kidneys and measuring effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) in an animal or human subject using renal scintigraphy, comprising administering to an animal or human subject an amount of a renal tracer, wherein the renal tracer comprisesTc-(CO)(NTA). Another aspect of the disclosure are methods of measuring effective renal plasma flow in an animal or human subject, comprising administering to an animal or human subject an amount of a renal tracer, wherein the renal tracer comprisesTc-(CO)(NTA), isolating a series of plasma samples from the animal or human subject after administering the renal tracer and quantitatively detecting the amount of the renal tracer in the biological samples.