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| We undertook a combined retrospective and prospective analysis of duplex Doppler examinations performed over a perion of 10 months in order to assess the value of Doppler study(DS)in evaluating renal allograft dysfunction. A total of 110 DS on 82 transplant patients were performed including 79 normal transplants, 29 acute rejections and 2 acute tubular necrosis(ATN). Resistive Index(RI) in 79 normal transplants ranged from 0.44 to 0.7 (Mean;0.59+0.07) in the arcuate artery, and from 0.45 to 0.75(mean;0.61+0.08) in the interlobar atery. RI in 29 cases of acute rejection ranged from 0.61 to 1.0(mean ;0.77+0.10)in the interlobar artery. In ATNRI ranged from 0.59 to 0.63(mean 0.62) in the arcuate artery, and from 0.59 to 0.62(mean 0.61) in the interlobar artery. The RI in acute rejection is significantly higher than that of the normal transplants (p<0.001). With a resistive index greater than 0.8, 100% positive predictive value was obtained for the dianonosis of acute rejection. The value less than 0.7 was wnlikely to suggest acute rejection(negative predictive value 92%). |
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Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 1990 ; 9 (2) : p.131-135
