2*APPROXIMATELY 60% OF INJECTED DMSA IS TAKEN UP BY THE KIDNEYS, BUT IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED THAT 10-15% IS EXCRETED. IF THE BLADDER IS NOT EMPTIED BEFORE IMAGING AND IS INCLUDED IN THE FIELD OF VIEW, IT WILL BE CLEARLY VISUALIZED. HOWEVER, ON OCCASION, WHEN THE KIDNEY IS DAMAGED, THERE MAY BE INCREASED EXCRETION OF DMSA WITH BLADDER VISUALIZATION*
*PERCENTAGE OF DIVIDED FUNCTION SHOULD BE CALCULATED FROM ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR IMAGES USING THE GEOMETRIC MEAN*
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