Radionuclide Procedures in Predicting Early Renal Transplant Rejection

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Abstract
Results of standard methods were compared with those of several radionuclide procedures as indicators of kidney function and as predictors of early rejection phenomenon in 42 transplant recipients. The bladder/kidney(B/K) scan ratio became positive one to two days prior to the onset of clinical signs in 12 of 14 cases in which rejection occurred during the first two weeks. Renogram indices and hippurate blood clearance values became positive prior to rejection in 5 and 4 of the 14 cases respectively. Results indicate that the B/K scan ratio is more sensitive to impending transplant rejection than blood chemistry or urine output data.

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