Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography to Detect Human Renal Transplant Rejection

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and efficacy of detecting kidney transplant rejection using contrast enhance ultrasonography with the contrast agent Sonazoid.

Timeline

Start

2018-05-30

Primary completion

2022-05-30

Completion

2023-02-01

Publications

• Background Jeetley P, Hickman M, Kamp O, Lang RM, Thomas JD, Vannan MA, Vanoverschelde JL, van der Wouw PA, Senior R. Myocardial contrast echocardiography for the detection of coronary artery stenosis: a prospective multicenter study in comparison with single-photon emission computed tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Jan 3;47(1):141-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.08.054. Epub 2005 Dec 15.
• Background Tsuruoka K, Yasuda T, Koitabashi K, Yazawa M, Shimazaki M, Sakurada T, Shirai S, Shibagaki Y, Kimura K, Tsujimoto F. Evaluation of renal microcirculation by contrast-enhanced ultrasound with Sonazoid as a contrast agent. Int Heart J. 2010 May;51(3):176-82. doi: 10.1536/ihj.51.176.
• Siedlecki AM, Benson C, Frates M, Azzi J, Hoffman RJ, Milford E, Weins A, Chandraker A, Mc Donald N, Philip White J, Abdi R. First Report of Perfluorobutane Microsphere-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Transplant Kidney. Transplantation. 2019 Oct;103(10):e283-e284. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002856. No abstract available.

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