title: Significance of transplant perfusion index in the diagnosis of acute rejection in live related renal allograft recipients.
abstract: The study was undertaken to assess the usefulness of transplant perfusion index (TPI) in the differential diagnosis of renal allograft dysfunction with special reference to acute rejection. It was observed that the TPI has a sensitivity of 100 per cent and specificity of 98.1 per cent in the diagnosis of acute rejection. It was also observed that the serial values of TPI provided valuable clues and guide in the management of transplant dysfunction and helped in the immediate and long term follow-up of patients with renal allografts.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Padhy
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Gopinath
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mital
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tewari
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Dhawan
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Basu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012079:Renal Circulation; D013667:Technetium; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013667:Technetium; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate