Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Volume 52, Issue 1, Pages 84-93Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.08.002
Keywords
kidney transplantation; MR angiography; magnetic resonance (MR); vascular studies; renal arteries
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One of the most important steps before living-donor nephrectomy is assessment of renal vascular anatomy. The number, origins and lengths of the renal arteries and variations of renal veins must be determined in order to identify the kidney that is most suitable for transplantation. Digital subtraction angiography was long considered the standard procedure for this purpose, but this method has been replaced by non-invasive techniques. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is an accurate, safe and reliable method for imaging vasculature. This article reviews the technique and the clinical features of this method in the evaluation of living renal transplant donors. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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