Old renal transplants examined by Doppler ultrasonography.
Twenty-four ultrasonography (US) studies of 21 renal transplants that had been in place for 1 to 19 (median 3) years were evaluated. The absolute resistive indices (RIs) determined during Doppler US at various arterial levels and the differences in RI between the levels did not correlate with the clinical diagnosis of chronic rejection. This study suggests that measuring RI values with Doppler US in people who received renal grafts as children does not currently contribute additional information for diagnosis or management.
Blane
C E
CE
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Gagnadoux
M F
MF
Brunelle
F
F
Argyropoulou
M
M
Lallemand
D
D
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014655:Vascular Resistance