ReviewWorld journal of radiology2020
Role for contrast-enhanced ultrasound in assessing complications after kidney transplant.
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- Multimodal ultrasound in renal transplantation: a pictorial essay on graft complications.Journal of ultrasound · 2026Review
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- Ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound and pyelonephritis: A narrative review.World journal of nephrology · 2024Review
- [Imaging after kidney transplantation in childhood and adolescence].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Imaging fibrosis in pediatric kidney transplantation: A pilot study.Pediatric transplantation · 2023Article
- An update on pyelonephritis: role of contrast enhancement ultrasound (CEUS).Journal of ultrasound · 2023Review
- Management and Outcome After Early Renal Transplant Vein Thrombosis: A French Multicentre Observational Study of Real-Life Practice Over 24 Years.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2023Observational
- Assessment of Renal Transplant Perfusion by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound after Switch from Calcineurin Inhibitor to Belatacept: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Compared with MRI and CT in the Evaluation of Post-Renal Transplant Complications.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Review
- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the kidneys: principles and potential applications.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2022Review
- Value and limitations of sonography in kidney transplant recipients with special attention to the resistive index - An update.Frontiers in nephrology · 2022Review
- Evolving Medical Imaging Techniques for the Assessment of Delayed Graft Function: A Narrative Review.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2021Review
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Abstract
Kidney transplantation (KT) is an effective treatment for end-stage renal disease. Despite their rate has reduced over time, post-transplant complications still represent a major clinical problem because of the associated risk of graft failure and loss. Thus, post-KT complications should be diagnosed and treated promptly. Imaging plays a pivotal role in this setting. Grayscale ultrasound (US) with color Doppler analysis is the first-line imaging modality for assessing complications, although many findings lack specificity. When performed by experienced operators, contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) has been advocated as a safe and fast tool to improve the accuracy of US. Also, when performing CEUS there is potentially no need for further imaging, such as contrast-enhanced computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, which are often contraindicated in recipients with impaired renal function. This technique is also portable to patients' bedside, thus having the potential of maximizing the cost-effectiveness of the whole diagnostic process. Finally, the use of blood-pool contrast agents allows translating information on graft microvasculature into time-intensity curves, and in turn quantitative perfusion indexes. Quantitative analysis is under evaluation as a tool to diagnose rejection or other causes of graft dysfunction. In this paper, we review and illustrate the indications to CEUS in the post-KT setting, as well as the main CEUS findings that can help establishing the diagnosis and planning the most adequate treatment.
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