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Magnetic resonance imaging in renal transplantation
Author(s) -
Neimatallah Mohammed A.,
Dong Qian,
Schoenberg Stefan O.,
Cho Kyung J.,
Prince Martin R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-2586(199909)10:3<357::aid-jmri18>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , iodinated contrast , transplantation , angiography , ultrasound , dialysis , scintigraphy , computed tomography , surgery
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.