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ARFI-based tissue elasticity quantification and kidney graft dysfunction: First clinical experiences

DOI

69

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0

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2011

Year

Konrad Stock, B. Klein, M.T. Vo Cong, Christina Regenbogen, Stephan Kemmner, Maike Büttner, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Edouard Matevossian, Lutz Renders, Uwe Heemann,
Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Abstract

As shown before in other studies, RI values and kidney size are of doubtful utility in the evaluation of kidney allograft dysfunction. ARFI-based elasticity measurement shows promise as a complementary non-invasive parameter in follow-on diagnosis of renal allograft rejection.