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Bypassing the Wait: Reliability of Technetium-99 m-Ethylenedicysteine Diuretic Renography during Transient Renal Dysfunction after Recent Contrast-enhanced CT

Key takeaways

Ultrasound may not detect kidney damage caused by contrast dye in patients with- or without diabetes. This study of 100 patients found ultrasound was not sensitive enough to detect early damage in some cases. This means doctors should use other methods to check for kidney injury after CT scans.

Who did this work

Amisha Jamwal · Raza Abbas Mahdi · Anish Bhattacharya

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-08-14
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-026-01061-0