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DMSA Case 5

Details on the Request Card

52 year old female with a heavily calcified, shrunken left kidney with further R upper pole area of calcification

Procedure

Anterior and posterior images are shown, with a right posterior oblique, 3hrs after injection

scan image

Questions

1) Suggest the most likely diagnosis
2) Would it surprise you if the patient was asymptomatic?

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