Magnetic resonance imaging in renal transplantation

End stage renal disease is common and can result from a variety of diseases. The expense and morbidity of dialysis has made renal transplantation the preferred treatment when it is available. In the United States, 11,000 renal transplants are performed annually. Because of the limited supply of dono...

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Published in:Journal of magnetic resonance imaging 1999-09, Vol.10 (3), p.357-368
Main Authors: Neimatallah, Mohammed A., Dong, Qian, Schoenberg, Stefan O., Cho, Kyung J., Prince, Martin R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Contrast Media
Gadolinium
Humans
Image Enhancement - methods
Kidney - anatomy & histology
Kidney - blood supply
Kidney Transplantation
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Postoperative Complications
Tissue Donors
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Summary:End stage renal disease is common and can result from a variety of diseases. The expense and morbidity of dialysis has made renal transplantation the preferred treatment when it is available. In the United States, 11,000 renal transplants are performed annually. Because of the limited supply of donor organs, every effort is made to salvage the transplanted kidney that has began to fail. Imaging modalities that are currently used to evaluate transplanted kidneys are ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), scintigraphy, intravenous urography (IVU), contrast angiography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI offers multiple advantages. MRI provides cross sectional and vascular information without the risks of ionizing radiation, iodinated contrast, or arterial catheterization. This article describes the role of MR imaging in renal transplantation, technical aspects of image acquisition, and MR findings of post‐transplantation complications. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 1999;10:357–368. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:1053-1807
1522-2586
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1522-2586(199909)10:3<357::AID-JMRI18>3.0.CO;2-6