Institut für Klinische Radiologie, Klinikum der Ludwigs-Maximilian-Universität München - Campus Grosshadern, München, Deutschland.
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2012;52(2-4):179-86. doi: 10.3233/CH-2012-1595.
To evaluate the feasibility of US image fusion in the clinical routine and to discuss potential benefits for follow-up after renal transplantation.
15 patients with a renal transplant were prospectively included in the study. For all of them, a previously performed CT- or MRI-scan covering the renal transplant was available. Each patient was investigated using ultrasound image fusion. Time needed for sucessful implementation of image fusion was registered. Subsequently, quality of image fusion was assessed by two experienced radiologists (10 and 5 years of experience) in consensus using a subjective 5 point rank scale (1 = best).
Image fusion was successfully performed in all patients. Time needed for setup of image fusion varied from 45-120 sec (85 ± 5 sec). The score for quality of US image fusion was 1.9 ± 0.7.
Assessment of renal transplants using US image fusion is feasible and provides several potential benefits for the follow-up of renal transplants.
评估 US 图像融合在临床常规中的可行性,并探讨其在肾移植后随访中的潜在益处。
本研究前瞻性纳入 15 例肾移植患者。所有患者均接受了先前进行的覆盖肾移植的 CT 或 MRI 扫描。对所有患者均进行超声图像融合检查。记录成功实施图像融合所需的时间。随后,由两位具有 10 年和 5 年经验的经验丰富的放射科医生进行共识评估,使用主观 5 分等级量表(1 分为最佳)评估图像融合的质量。
所有患者均成功完成了图像融合。图像融合的设置时间从 45-120 秒不等(85±5 秒)。US 图像融合质量评分为 1.9±0.7。
使用 US 图像融合评估肾移植是可行的,并为肾移植的随访提供了一些潜在的益处。