title: Preoperative evaluation of potential renal donors using multidetector CT.
abstract: Preoperative knowledge of vascular anatomy and parenchymal disease is critical in patients undergoing laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Multidetector computed tomography represents a substantial improvement in technology that lends itself to the comprehensive evaluation of renal donors. We describe and illustrate our computed tomographic technique in patients considering a donor nephrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Heneghan
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Paulson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed