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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DCD pigs' kidneys analyzed by MRI to assess ex vivo their viability.
Transplantation 2014 January 28
BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gadolinium-perfusion was applied in simulated Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) in porcine kidneys to measure intrarenal perfusion. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) resynthesis during oxygenated hypothermic perfusion was compared to evaluate the "ex vivo organ viability". Adenine nucleotide (AN) was measured by P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Whereas this latter technique requires sophisticated hardware, gadolinium-perfusion can be realized using any standard proton-MRI scanner. The aim of this work was to establish a correlation between the two methods.
METHODS: Twenty-two porcine kidneys presenting up to 90 min warm ischemia were perfused with oxygenation at 4 °C using our magnetic resonance-compatible machine. During the perfusion, P NMR spectroscopy and gadolinium-perfusion sequences were performed. Measures obtained from the gadolinium-perfusion were the speed of elimination of the cortical gadolinium and the presence or absence of a corticomedullar shunt. For ATP resynthesis analysis, P chemical shift imaging was acquired and analyzed. All the kidneys have been submitted to histologic examination.
RESULTS: ATP resynthesis was observed in all organs presenting a cortical gadolinium elimination slope of (-) 23° or greater. In organs with lower gadolinium elimination, no AN or only precursors were detected. This study reveals a link between the two methods and demonstrates ex vivo viability in 93% of the analyzed kidneys. Benefits and side effects of both methods are discussed.
CONCLUSION: Oxygenated hypothermic perfusion enables the evaluation of kidneys in DCD simulated situation; gadolinium-perfusion can be introduced into any center equipped with a proton-MRI scanner allowing results superposable with ATP measurement.
METHODS: Twenty-two porcine kidneys presenting up to 90 min warm ischemia were perfused with oxygenation at 4 °C using our magnetic resonance-compatible machine. During the perfusion, P NMR spectroscopy and gadolinium-perfusion sequences were performed. Measures obtained from the gadolinium-perfusion were the speed of elimination of the cortical gadolinium and the presence or absence of a corticomedullar shunt. For ATP resynthesis analysis, P chemical shift imaging was acquired and analyzed. All the kidneys have been submitted to histologic examination.
RESULTS: ATP resynthesis was observed in all organs presenting a cortical gadolinium elimination slope of (-) 23° or greater. In organs with lower gadolinium elimination, no AN or only precursors were detected. This study reveals a link between the two methods and demonstrates ex vivo viability in 93% of the analyzed kidneys. Benefits and side effects of both methods are discussed.
CONCLUSION: Oxygenated hypothermic perfusion enables the evaluation of kidneys in DCD simulated situation; gadolinium-perfusion can be introduced into any center equipped with a proton-MRI scanner allowing results superposable with ATP measurement.
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