title: [Color-Doppler semiology in transplanted kidney].
abstract: Color-encoded duplex ultrasonography (CEDU) makes a more accurate technique in kidney graft monitoring by combining real-time US with pulsed Doppler studies of renal vasculature. It is a non-invasive and easy technique. Suitable to study the whole renal artery and vein, CEDU also allows the qualitative and quantitative assessment of the intrarenal vasculature and therefore the easy diagnosis of such vessel dysfunctions as arteriovenous fistulas following biopsy. Moreover, Doppler spectral analysis can be used to distinguish among different causes of renal allograft dysfunction--i.e. rejection, cyclosporine nephrotoxicity or acute tubular necrosis. The value of the resistive index for the differential diagnosis is discussed. CEDU allows a more reliable measurement of renal blood flow thanks to the more precise evaluation of renal artery diameter and mean flow velocity.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Radiologia Medica, IRCCS-Ospedale Policlinico, Milano.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rivolta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Castagnone
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Burdick
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mandelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mangiarotti
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003116:Color; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Semeiotica color-Doppler nel rene trapiantato.