Acute kidney failure occurs when the kidneys suddenly lose the ability to remove salt, fluid, and waste products from the blood. The disease progresses rapidly from a few hours to a few weeks, so it is necessary to detect the symptoms of acute kidney failure early to promptly treat and avoid life-threatening conditions.

Renal function scintigraphy is a simple, easy-to-perform diagnostic technique that is very valuable in kidney diseases. Renal scintigraphy not only provides information on the function of each kidney through quantitative and qualitative analysis, but also provides information on the location, size and anatomy of the kidney. In addition, this test is very useful in cases where patients are sensitive to contrast agents containing high levels of iodine or urea and cannot undergo X-rays.

Acute renal failure is a serious disease with a high risk of death. However, if the patient is resuscitated promptly and properly when suffering from acute renal failure, the patient's kidney function has a chance to be fully restored.