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Non-invasive Imaging of Acute Allograft Rejection after Rat Renal Transplantation Using 18F-FDG PET
Published on: April 28, 2013
Whole-body elemental composition in patients with renal failure and after transplantation studied using total-body
Abstract:
Whole body elemental composition in seventy-five patients with either renal failure or a kidney transplant was measured by neutron-activation analysis and whole-body counting. Comparison was made with expected normal values and with a control group; between undialysed, dialysed and transplanted patients; and between those receiving dialysis treatment for various periods. A frequent finding was low body calcium, reflecting the prevalence of renal osteodystrophy. Sodium and chlorine were increased in undialysed patients, a consequence of their renal disease. Patients with transplanted kidneys had reduced amounts of most elements, indicating decreased lean body mass, but increased body weight, probably due to excess fat.
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