Emanuele David, Giovanni Del Gaudio, Francesco Maria Drudi, Vincenzo Dolcetti, Patrizia Pacini, Antonio Granata, Renzo Pretagostini, Manuela Garofalo, Antonio Basile, Maria Irene Bellini, Vito D'Andrea, Mariano Scaglione, Richard Barr, Vito Cantisani
Renal transplantation (RT) is the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease, significantly improving patients' survival and quality of life. However, approximately 3-23% of patients encounter post-operative complications, and radiology plays a major role for their early detection and treatment or follow-up planning. CT and MRI are excellent imaging modalities to evaluate renal transplant post-operative course; nevertheless, they are both associated with a high cost and low accessibility, as well as some contraindications, making them not feasible for all patients...
June 28, 2022: Tomography: a Journal for Imaging Research