Biomaterial Database

The use of scintillation and ultrasonic scanning to disclose polycystic kidneys and liver. 1972

K I Igawa, and T Miyagishi

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006977	Hypertension, Renal	Persistent high BLOOD PRESSURE due to KIDNEY DISEASES, such as those involving the renal parenchyma, the renal vasculature, or tumors that secrete RENIN.	Hypertensions, Renal,Renal Hypertension,Renal Hypertensions
D007690	Polycystic Kidney Diseases	Hereditary diseases that are characterized by the progressive expansion of a large number of tightly packed CYSTS within the KIDNEYS. They include diseases with autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive inheritance.	Kidney, Polycystic,Polycystic Kidney,Polycystic Kidney Disease,Polycystic Kidneys,Polycystic Renal Disease,Disease, Polycystic Kidney,Disease, Polycystic Renal,Diseases, Polycystic Kidney,Diseases, Polycystic Renal,Kidney Disease, Polycystic,Kidney Diseases, Polycystic,Kidneys, Polycystic,Polycystic Renal Diseases,Renal Disease, Polycystic,Renal Diseases, Polycystic
D008107	Liver Diseases	Pathological processes of the LIVER.	Liver Dysfunction,Disease, Liver,Diseases, Liver,Dysfunction, Liver,Dysfunctions, Liver,Liver Disease,Liver Dysfunctions
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011877	Radionuclide Imaging	The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.	Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D003560	Cysts	Any fluid-filled closed cavity or sac that is lined by an EPITHELIUM. Cysts can be of normal, abnormal, non-neoplastic, or neoplastic tissues.	Cyst
D006048	Gold Colloid, Radioactive	A suspension of radioactive gold particles emitting negative beta particles and gamma irradiation. It was formerly used for liver scans and irradiation treatment of some metastatic malignancies.	Radio-Colloidal Gold,Colloid, Radioactive Gold,Gold, Radio-Colloidal,Radio Colloidal Gold,Radioactive Gold Colloid
D006529	Hepatomegaly	Enlargement of the liver.	Enlarged Liver,Liver, Enlarged
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man