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Scintigraphy has provided a unique tool for the noninvasive evaluation of renal pathophysiology, and there is still a rapid increase in the scope and number of radionuclide renal studies. This chapter familiarizes the reader with the most frequently used procedures encountered in nuclear medicine in genitourinary system. These include studies for renovascular hypertension, urinary tract obstruction, urinary tract infection, renal transplant complications, and testicular torsion.

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    Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar MD., FCAP

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Elgazzar, A.H. (2011). Genitourinary System. In: A Concise Guide to Nuclear Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19426-9_2

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