title: Use of 99mTc-sulfur colloid in evaluation of renal transplant complications.
abstract: Technetium-99m-sulfur colloid (TSC) was administered to 45 renal transplant patients. No TSC accumulation was seen in normally functioning transplant kidneys. Accumulation of TSC was found in 89% of transplants with rejection, in 30% of transplants exhibiting acute tubular necrosis, and in 30% of transplants of patients with sepsis. Renal accumulation of TSC in various transplant complications diminishes the value of this technique for monitoring transplant rejection.
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003102:Colloids; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D007683:Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium