An electronic technetium-99m-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid glomerular filtration rate spreadsheet with novel embedded quality assurance features

摘要

Background Critical clinical decisions are made on the basis of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measured using technetium-99m-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) administration, followed by multiple time-point plasma sampling. As GFR studies rely on few data points and produce a single result, they are prone to technical errors that may remain inconspicuous.