Evaluation of Renal Allograft Vasculature Using Non-contrast 3D Inversion Recovery Balanced Steady-state Free Precession MRA and 2D Quiescent-interval Slice-selective MRA
Open Access
- 11 May 2021
- journal article
- Published by Xia & He Publishing in Exploratory Research and Hypothesis in Medicine
- Vol. 000 (000), 000
- https://doi.org/10.14218/erhm.2021.00011
Abstract
Renal transplant patients often require periodic imaging to evaluate the transplant vessel anastomosis for potential vascular complications. The use of non-contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (NCE-MRA) techniques is encouraged in these patients because they are at increased risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) due to their renal insufficiency. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of two NCE-MRA techniques (three-dimensional [3D] balanced steady-state free precession [bSSFP] with inversion recovery and quiescent-interval slice-selective [QISS]) for the evaluation of renal allograft vasculature in patients with clinical suspicion, or Doppler ultrasound, or both of arterial anastomotic stenosis.Keywords
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