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(a,b) Non‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and (c) technetium‐99 m dimercaptosuccinic acid (99mTc‐DMSA) renal scintigraphy, acquired on (a,b) day 6 and (c) day 5 in a 4‐month‐old boy, showing a focal renal lesion and a focal cortical defect. (a) Axial diffuse weighted imaging (DWI) showing a high‐intensity focal lesion (arrow) located on the medial part of the lower pole of the left kidney (top, frontal region; right, left kidney). (b) The same region in (a) showing a low‐intensity signal on the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map (arrow). (c) Coronal single‐photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) 99mTc‐DMSA renal scintigraphy showing a focal lesion (arrow) on the medial part of the lower pole of the left kidney. (d,e) Six months later, follow‐up (d) MRI (axial DWI) showed no high‐intensity focal lesion, and (e) 99mTc‐DMSA renal scintigraphy (coronal SPECT) showed no focal cortical defect. See Non‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging versus renal scintigraphy in acute pyelonephritis by Aoyagi et al. in pages 200–203. Article link here
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