Case report: renal transplant artery stenosis--three cases where magnetic resonance angiography was superior to conventional arteriography.
Stenosis of renal transplant arteries is a common cause of graft dysfunction and hypertension. Conventionally it is investigated by intraarterial digital subtraction angiography (IA DSA). Recently three-dimensional phase contrast magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has been used successfully as a non-invasive method of assessing renal transplant arteries. We report three cases where MRA was superior to IA DSA in the detection of renal transplant artery stenosis.
Gibson
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Department of Radiology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
Cook
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Gedroyc
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D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging