Limitations of digital subtraction angiography in evaluating potential renal donors.
Six potential renal donors were evaluated by both conventional and digital subtraction angiography to determine the number of renal arteries to each kidney. The digital examination missed an accessory renal artery in one of six patients for an error rate of 17%.
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014019:Tissue Donors