| Posttransplant renal monitoring with B-flow ultrasonography. | |
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PMID: 20534241 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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B-flow ultrasonography (BFU) is a new technology to detect blood circulation. It has been developed by using digitally encoded sonography, showing higher spatial and temporal resolution than Doppler imaging because of the clearer definition of the vessel lumen. Our study was performed on 55 patients, including 37 men (67.3%) and 18 women (32.7%), of overall mean age of 45.8 years (range = 16-60 who underwent kidney transplantation from deceased donors. The patients underwent an ultrasonography check postoperatively with successive daily controls to compare evaluations with both techniques: the combination of color and power Doppler versus BFU. In 25 patients (45.5%), visualization of cortical blood flow was clearer than with the standard techniques. The parameters of intrarenal circulation were easy to measure. In conclusion, BFU was effective to visualize hemodynamic flow and to detect stenotic lesions in the renal artery. Combined with the conventional B-mode technique, BFU seems to be useful in the evaluation of renal anasthamotic stenosis, especially among patients with vascular diseases. |
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Authors:
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E Russo; V Cerbone; D Sciano; G Valeriani; P De Rosa |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Transplantation proceedings Volume: 42 ISSN: 1873-2623 ISO Abbreviation: Transplant. Proc. Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-10 Completed Date: 2010-10-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0243532 Medline TA: Transplant Proc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1127-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright (c) 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc. |
Affiliation:
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San Giovanni di Dio and Ruggi D'Aragona Hospital, Salerno-OU General Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Napoli, Italy. |
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Adolescent Adult Female Hemodynamics Humans Kidney / ultrasonography* Kidney Transplantation / physiology* Male Middle Aged Monitoring, Physiologic / methods Renal Artery / physiopathology, ultrasonography* Renal Circulation / physiology Spasm / ultrasonography Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods |
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