Renal perfusion and mean vascular transit time.
A method was developed to determine the mean vascular (arterio-venous) transit time (MVTT) of renal transplants. The renal transit times were calculated from perfusion curves obtained when grafts were examined with 99mTc-DTPA. About 400 examinations were performed during a 6-month period. As a result, influences of clinical complications on transit times were demonstrated. It was found that the individual MVTT is not a suitable parameter for assessment of renal grafts since individual transit times vary widely.
D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D010477:Perfusion; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012079:Renal Circulation; D013667:Technetium; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D013997:Time Factors
D013667:Technetium; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate