Clinical value of monitoring blood flow of transplanted kidney by color Doppler sonography / 中华器官移植杂志

ABSTRACT

Retrospective analysis of 761 case-times successive color Doppler sonography for 518 renal transplant patients was carried out.six parameters of sonography were used to compare, the CsA-NT hemodynamic changes among the patients with normal function, rejected and hy-dronephrotic kidney.It revealed that during rejection of the rendl srafts, besides an elevation of resistance index(RI)and a decrease of D/S ratio, the velocity and volume of renal blood flow were also slowed down and decreased respectively.After combating rejection, the renal function recovered to normal gradually, and RI dropped below 0.75 subsequently.Otherwise R1 would be persistently elevated, which indicated an irreversible rejection.The diagnosis of acute rejection was given at RI≥0.83, with the sensitivity rate being 82.70%and specificity being 80.10%.It was suggested that RI is a relatively sensitive and relialble parameter for the diagnosis of rejection.In combination with the clinical manifestations RI is of great important clinical value for the early diagnosis and treatment of acute rejection.