An alternative tool for intraoperative assessment of renal vasculature after revascularization of a transplanted kidney

Abstract Intraoperative assessment of flow in the renal artery and vein after reconstruction is a crucial matter in kidney transplantation. Conventional Doppler ultrasound detects blood flow only in a limited area. The authors report a newly developed device that noninvasively visualizes the conditi...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 2010-06, Vol.199 (6), p.e69-e71
Main Authors: Sawada, Tokihiko, M.D., Ph.D, Solly, Mizrahi, M.D, Kita, Junji, M.D., Ph.D, Shimoda, Mitsugi, M.D., Ph.D, Kubota, Keiichi, M.D., Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allografts
Anastomosis
Blood
Blood flow
Blood Flow Velocity
Blood vessels
Breast cancer
Cameras
Coloring Agents
Doppler effect
Doppler ultrasound
Flow velocity
Humans
I.R. radiation
ICG
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Indocyanine Green
Infrared cameras
Infrared Rays
Intraoperative assessment
Kidney - blood supply
Kidney Transplantation
Kidney transplants
Liver cancer
Monitoring, Intraoperative - instrumentation
PDE
Perfusion
Photography - instrumentation
Renal Artery
Renal Veins
Semiconductors
Surgery
Transplantation
Transplants & implants
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Ultrasound
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Abstract Intraoperative assessment of flow in the renal artery and vein after reconstruction is a crucial matter in kidney transplantation. Conventional Doppler ultrasound detects blood flow only in a limited area. The authors report a newly developed device that noninvasively visualizes the condition of perfusion of an entire allograft at one time from any angle and also clearly detects the state of anastomosis of the renal vessels. This near-infrared camera system provides the opportunity for the intraoperative assessment of the vasculature of renal allografts.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.08.049