[Perfusion parameters in MRI diagnosis of pancreas transplants].
OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of the role of perfusion parameters in the detection of circulatory disturbance and chronic rejection in patients after pancreas transplantation.


METHODS
70 examinations of 39 patients after pancreas transplantation were performed. Using a dynamic gadolinium-enhanced Turbo-FLASH-sequence, we evaluated the perfusion parameters in a group of patients with chronic rejection, with circulatory disturbance, and in a control group with normal organ function.


RESULTS
There were statistically significant differences of the perfusion parameters in patients with chronic rejection and circulatory disturbance compared to the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
Dynamic MRI can help detect patients with chronic rejection and circulatory disturbance and should therefore be part of the routine follow-up in patients after pancreas transplantation.
Marx
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Institut für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Bochum. radioxze@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
König
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Lück
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Klempnauer
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Heuser
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D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply*; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology