1990 Volume 37 Issue 2 Pages 83-87
Kidney transplants have been evaluated using a radionuclide technique to determine perfusion index (PI), mean transit time (MTT), and the parameters in renogram curve (Tmax, T1/2, and T2/3). The values for Tmax, T1/2, and T2/3 were also determined in normal volunteers. The results indicated that the Tmax value was less than 2 minutes, one week after transplantation. The other data were within normal limits. The appearance of Tmax was very early. The early time activity curve (TAC) was quite similar to the blood disappearance curve, TAC did not have the functional-phase, so-called, 2nd-phase. These data suggested that there could be an abnormality of the renal circulation in the transplanted kidney. The suggestion offers the new finding in a field of renal transplantation usino radionuclide technique.
