The purpose of this study is to assess the potential of elastography for noninvasive assessment of fibrosis in renal allograft.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Magnetic Resonance Elastography, and Supersonic Shear Imaging
Service de Radiologie, Pavillon P Radio, Hôpital Edouard Herriot
Lyon, Lyon, France
RECRUITINGCorrelation between elasticity (as measured by elastography) and (a) Banff score for fibrosis, (b) glomerular filtration rate assessed by creatinine clearance, (c) glomerular filtration rate assessed by insulin clearance
Time frame: 3 months and 12 months after graft
Number of technical failures
Time frame: 12 months
Tolerance (assessed by a questionnaire)
Time frame: 3 months and 12 months after graft
Evolution of the elasticity of the transplant between 3 and 12 months after graft
Time frame: 3 months and 12 months after graft
Correlation between elasticity and arterial resistance index
Time frame: 3 months and 12 months after graft
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