文摘
Background South African guidelines for early detection and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) recommend using the Cockcroft8211;Gault (CG) or Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equations for calculating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with the correction factor, 1.212, included for MDRD-eGFR in black patients. We compared eGFR against technetium-99m-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (99mTc-DTPA) imaging.