Transplantation: Paradigm shift in graft evaluation

摘要

The value of routine -measurement of the intrarenal resistive index, for evaluation of renal grafts in kidney transplant recipients, has been called into question by findings recently published by researchers at the University of Leuven, Belgium. "In contrast to what has been suggested previously, we found that the intrarenal resistive index is not associated with death-censored graft survival or graft function deterioration," comments lead investigator Maarten Naesens.