RENAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS

RENAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS

A method for measuring a glomerular filtration rate in a mammalian kidney comprises a source of reporter and marker fluorescent molecules. The fluorescent molecules are introduced into the blood stream of a mammalian subject. Over a period of time, a measurement of the intensities of the reporter an...

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Hauptverfasser: MEIER DANIEL, MOLITORIS BRUCE, RUBIN MATTHEW, BUNCH ROBERT, WANG EXING, SANDOVAL RUBEN
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Sprache:eng
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
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Zusammenfassung:A method for measuring a glomerular filtration rate in a mammalian kidney comprises a source of reporter and marker fluorescent molecules. The fluorescent molecules are introduced into the blood stream of a mammalian subject. Over a period of time, a measurement of the intensities of the reporter and marker fluorescent molecules is taken. A ratio is calculated to determine the health of the subject's kidney. This method measures volume of plasma distribution based on a fluorescence of a marker molecule relative to a fluorescence of a reporter molecule.