Summary of Guidelines for Dosing 99mTc-DMSA
| Parameter | SNMMI (6) | NACG (7) | ACR (8) | EANM (9,10,13) |
| Activity per kilogram | NA | 1.85 MBq/kg (0.05 mCi/kg) | 1.85–3.7 MBq/kg (0.05–0.1 mCi/kg) | Dose card based on BW (9) |
| Minimum activity | ∼11 MBq (0.3 mCi) | 18.5 MBq (0.5 mCi) | 11.1–37 MBq (0.3–1.0 mCi) | 15 MBq (0.4 mCi) (10) |
| Maximum activity | ∼110 MBq (3.0 mCi) | NA | 111–185 MBq (3.0–5.0 mCi) | 80–160 MBq (2.2–4.3 mCi) (13) |
| Parallel counts or time | 300,000–500,000 (no time listed) | NA | 300,000 or 5 min | 300,000 or ∼5 min (10) |
| Pinhole counts or time | ∼150,000 counts or 15–20 min/image | NA | 100,000–150,000 counts or 10 min/image | 100,000–150,000 or ∼10 min/image (10) |
NA = not applicable.