Renal scan

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Kidney anatomy

Kidney - blood and urine flow

Renogram; Kidney scan

Abnormal results indicate reduced kidney function(s). This may occur with acute or chronic renal failure, as complications of a kidney transplant (both surgical complications and transplant rejection), glomerulonephritis, or other kidney disorders.

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

• Acute arterial occlusion of the kidney
• Acute bilateral obstructive uropathy
• Bilateral hydronephrosis
• Carcinoma of the renal pelvis or ureter
• Chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy
• Complicated UTI (pyelonephritis)
• Injury of the kidney and ureter
• Pyelonephritis; acute
• Renovascular hypertension

Review Date: 05/10/2006
Reviewed By: Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.