Approximately 800 children in the United States undergo renal transplant each year. Allograft failure is driven by interstitial fibrosis often due to chronic antibody mediated rejection. Renal biopsy is the gold standard to detect allograft dysfunction but limited by sampling error and inherent procedural and anesthesia risk. Ultrasound shearwave elastography (US-SWE) is a non-invasive imaging technique that assesses the mechanical stiffness of tissue. The primary aim of this study was to examine the relationship between US-SWE values, pathologic fibrosis/rejections scores and serology in pediatric recipients of renal transplant. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2020

Authors: Riemann Monique, Bailey Smita, Angadi Siddhartha, Biyyam Deepa, Turman Martin

Keywords: ultrasound, elastography, pediatric renal transplant