Potential renal transplant donors: evaluation with gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography and MR urography.

Abstract

Combined gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography, MR urography, and MR nephrography can accurately depict the arterial supply, collecting system, and renal parenchyma of donor kidneys.

MR Urography in the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Obstruction

“…A 3D model of the urinary tract was created in all cases, by post-processing the images of the 3D IRTSE sequence using a MIP algorithm [3, 4]. Using a MIP post-processing algorithm we also have the ability to create multiple 3D images of the urinary tract with different angles of view which allows more detailed evaluation of the underlying pathology.…”

Living Renal Donors: Optimizing the Imaging Strategy—Decision- and Cost-effectiveness Analysis

“…estimated the sensitivity and specificity for detecting renal disease and the sensitivity for detecting anomalies associated with gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography and contrast-enhanced spiral CT angiography on the basis of data from published studies (18,19,33,34). The specificity for detection of anomalies was not used, because false-positive test results have no consequences since costs are incurred only if anomalies are present.…”

Moderne bildgebende Verfahren: MR-Urographie

“…Besonders bei sonographisch schlecht einsehbaren Transplantaten ist die MR-Urographie das Mittel der Wahl (Abb. 8,9).Auch die präoperative Abklä-rung des Gefäß-und Harnwegstatus gesunder Lebendspender kann heute in einem Untersuchungsgang mit der MRT durchgeführt werden [15]. …”