Articles tagged "Magnetic resonance imaging"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Changing Tacrolimus Formulation on Cerebral Blood Flow and Cognitive Function
I. Mahaparn, R. Lepping, R. N. Montgomery, R. Mukherjee, S. Billinger, W. M. Brooks, A. Gupta
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), Kansas City, KS
*Purpose: To assess if switching to extended release (ER) tacrolimus changes cerebral blood flow (CBF) or cognitive function after switching stable kidney transplant (KT) recipients…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Perfect Outcome of Ureteral Stenosis after Small Incision Surgical Treatment Under Magnetic Resonance Urography Localization in Kidney Transplant Patients: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study
G. Liu, X. Wang, W. Peng, R. Wang, H. Huang, J. Wu, J. Chen
Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
*Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of ureteral stenosis after treatment with small incision open surgery under Magnetic Resonance Urography (MRU) localization in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Application of Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging for Non-Invasive Assessment of Chronic Allograft Injury
Y. Xu¹, X. Zheng², H. Liu¹, X. Hu¹
¹Department of Urology, Capital Medical University Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Urology Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, ²Urology Department, Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
*Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and clinical application of diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI) technique in non-invasive assessment for chronic allograft injury (CAI).*Methods: The local ethics…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Locoregional Therapy: A Comparison of Radiologic Treatment Response and Post-Transplant Pathology
A. J. Hargrove¹, T. Donovan², K. Fisher³, M. Goodenberger⁴, A. Langnas¹, S. Merani¹
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Department of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Department of Radiology, Division of Body Imaging, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: Transplantation or resection is the only potentially curative treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). Locoregional therapy (LRT) is used exclusively in non-transplant candidates or as…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Progression of Insulin Resistance after Liver Transplantation – Prospective Study
I. Mikova¹, D. Erhartova¹, K. Dvorakova¹, P. Sedivy², M. Drobny², M. Dezortova², M. Hajek², M. Cahová³, H. Dankova³, E. Sticova⁴, V. Lanska⁵, P. Trunecka¹
¹Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Radiodiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Experimental Medicine Centre, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Department of Clinical and Transplant Pathology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Medical Statistics Unit, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
*Purpose: Insulin resistance (IR) plays an important role in pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and other diseases. The data about prevalence and evolution…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Multimodal Theranostic Nanocolloid Platform for Imaging, Targeted Drug Delivery and Organ Preservation in Transplantation
J. M. Janjic¹, E. Lambert¹, L. Liu¹, M. Herneisey¹, V. S. Gorantla²
¹School of Pharmacy, Chronic Pain Research Consortium, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Winston- Salem, NC
*Purpose: The goal of this project design and development of multifunctional nanomedicines to address unique and complex therapeutic outcomes in transplantation and organ preservation. Presented…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Alteration of Myocardial Velocities and T1 Times in Patients with Acute Cellular Rejection during First Year Post Heart Transplant
R. Sarnari, A. Ruh, M. Abbasi, J. Blaisdell, R. Dolan, J. Wilcox, S. Khan, E. Vorovich, J. Rich, A. Anderson, C. Yancy, J. Carr, M. Markl, K. Ghafourian
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: We hypothesize that acute cellular rejection (ACR) episodes during the first year post heart transplant (HTx) may lead to structural and functional alterations of…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation is Associated with Decreasing Native T1 Time: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study
M. Contti,¹ L. de Andrade,¹ H. Nga,¹ M. Valiatti,¹ H. Takase,¹ A. Bravin,¹ A. Mauricio,² M. Barbosa.³
¹Internal Medicine, Botucatu Medical School, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Radiology, Heart Institute of the Clinics Hospital at the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; ³Radiology, Centro Avançado de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) have high rate of cardiovascular death. Kidney transplantantion, on the other hand, is associated with lower cardiovascular…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Cardiac MRI May Help to Determine When to Refer Heart Transplant Patients for Redo Heart Transplant
M. Kittleson, J. Patel, E. Kransdorf, S. Dimbil, R. Levine, D. Geft, D. Chang, L. Czer, J. Kobashigawa.
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Small vessel coronary artery disease is known to cause fibrosis. However, it is not clear whether myocardial fibrosis detected on MRI is associated with…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Renal Allograft Cortical Perfusion Quantification by 3D-Arterial Spin Labeling Could Be Used to Identify Subclinical Antibody-Mediated Rejection
W. Wang,¹ J. Wen,² F. Xu,² Y. Yu,³ L. Zhang,³ Z. Liu.²
¹Nanjing Medical University, Jinling School of Medicine, Nanjing, China; ²Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Nanjing, China; ³Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Background: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is now the most principal post-surgical complication complicating allograft long-term survival. Therefore, its early detection before serum creatinine rises/estimated glomerular filtration…