Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid(DMSA) renal scintigraphy in patients with acute pyelonephritis.

Objectives Recently, several authors reported that Tc-99m DMSA renal scan frequently showed cortical defects of the involved kidneys even in the patients with acute pyelonephritis who did not show abnormal findings in the ultrasonography and intravenous pyelography IVP).