[Xenon computerized tomography of kidney transplants].
Xenon-CT is an established method for determining cerebral perfusion, while applications in other organs are rare. We evaluated the diagnostic potential of measuring the regional Renal Blood Flow (rRBF) in 10 patients with transplanted kidneys by xenon-CT. We found significant differences in the rRBF between the renal medulla and the cortex. There were no differences between normal renal transplants and transplants with chronic rejection.
Mutze
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Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Universitätsklinikums Charité.
Reichmuth
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Süss
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Lippert
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Ewert
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D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014978:Xenon
D014978:Xenon
Xenon-Computertomographie von Nierentransplantaten.