Preoperative planning of renal transplantation: a comparison of non-contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance angiography with observations from surgery.

CONCLUSION: Either US or NCCT can be used as the preferred preoperative imaging modality to examine vessel status before kidney transplantation, but a combination of the two is preferable. NCMRA should not be used as the sole imaging modality for preoperative imaging before kidney transplantation because of its low sensitivity in detecting severe arteriosclerotic disease without the presence of stenosis. PMID: 25512947 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Radiologica - December 15, 2014 Category: Radiology Authors: Blankholm AD, Pedersen BG, Stausbøl-Grøn B, Andersen G, Hørlyck A, Ostrat EO, Laustsen S, Ringgaard S Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research