The transplanted kidney. Diagnostic and interventional radiology.
Following kidney allotransplantation a great number of complications threaten the patient and his graft, e.g. acute tubular necrosis, acute and chronic rejection, urologic and vascular complications and complications due to the immunosuppressive treatment. During the last decade a number of technical developments in radionuclide, ultrasonographic and radiographic imaging and intervention has significantly improved the possibility of early recognition and handling of such complications. Knowledge of the capability and limitations of the various techniques is of vital importance for their rational use. The aim of this review article is to give a short description of the various imaging modalities, the rational monitoring of the posttransplant patient, and possible handling of complications by the aid of imaging techniques.
D000792:Angiography; D000818:Animals; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006626:Hippurates; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014556:Urine; D014567:Urography / Q000379:methods
D006626:Hippurates; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013667:Technetium; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D003404:Creatinine; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate