Multidetector row computed tomography evaluation of the micropig kidney as a potential renal donor |
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| Authors: | Woong Yoon Min Young Lee Jung Min Ryu Yong Ju Moon Sang Hun Lee Jae Hong Park Seung Pil Yun Min Woo Jang Sung Su Park Ho Jae Han |
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| Institution: | 1College of Veterinary Medicine, Biotherapy Human Resources Center (BK21), Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea.;2Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 501-757, Korea.;3College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea. |
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| Abstract: | Multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) provides anatomical information about the kidney and other internal organs. Presently, the suitability of 64-channel MDCT to assess the kidney of healthy micropigs was evaluated. Morphological evaluations of the kidney and the major renal vessels of six healthy micropigs were carried out using MDCT, recording kidney volume and the diameter and length of renal arteries and veins. The mean diameters and lengths of the renal artery were 0.44 ± 0.05 and 4.51 ± 0.55 cm on the right side and 0.46 ± 0.06 and 3.36 ± 0.27 cm on the left side, respectively. The mean diameters and lengths of the renal vein were 1.44 ± 0.52 and 4.22 ± 1.29 cm on the right side and 1.38 ± 0.17 and 5.15 ± 0.87 cm on the left side, respectively. The mean volume of the right kidney was 79.3 ± 14.5 mL and of the left kidney was 78.0 ± 13.9 mL. The data presented in this study suggest that the MDCT offers a noninvasive, rapid, and accurate method for the evaluation of the renal anatomy in living kidney donors. It also provides sufficient information about extra-renal anatomy important for donor surgery and determination of organ suitability. |
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| Keywords: | kidney micropig multidetector row computed tomography renal vessels |
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