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Renal allograft accumulation of technetium-99m sulfur colloid as a predictor of graft rejection

(2005) Renal allograft accumulation of technetium-99m sulfur colloid as a predictor of graft rejection. Transplantation Proceedings. pp. 2973-2975. ISSN 0041-1345

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Abstract

Differentiation between rejection (the most common cause) and many other possibilities for detrimental effects on graft function represents a difficult issue to diagnose the cause of renal allograft dysfunction. This study was designed to determine whether technetium-99m sulfur colloid (TSC) accumulation predicted graft rejection. We prospectively studied 54 episodes of allograft dysfunction in 53 kidney transplant recipients who underwent TSC scintiscanning and graft biopsy. Visual analysis of TSC uptake compared uptake, in the allograft with that in the marrow of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5). A 3+ result meant that allograft uptake was greater than L5 marrow uptake; 2+, the same; 1+, less and finally 0, no allograft uptake. Transplant accumulation of 2+ or more was considered consistent with rejection (P =.01). Allograft biopsies interpreted based on the Banff Working Classification showed rejection in 45 of 54 renal biopsies with 42 the biopsy-proven rejection episodes showing atleast 2+ graft uptake. Furthermore, this nuclear medicine technique had a sensitivity of 93.3, a specificity of 44.4, a positive predictive value of 89.3, a negative value of 57.1 and an efficiency of 83.3 for the diagnosis of renal allograft rejection.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: transplant rejection Immunology Surgery Transplantation
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Page Range: pp. 2973-2975
Journal or Publication Title: Transplantation Proceedings
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 37
Number: 7
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.08.022
ISSN: 0041-1345
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/7253

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