2024
Re-Evaluating the Transplant Glomerulopathy Lesion—Beyond Donor-Specific Antibodies
Chutani A, Guevara-Pineda D, Lerner G, Menon M. Re-Evaluating the Transplant Glomerulopathy Lesion—Beyond Donor-Specific Antibodies. Transplant International 2024, 37: 13365. DOI: 10.3389/ti.2024.13365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransplant glomerulopathyLonger-term graft survivalCell-mediated immune mechanismsChronic allograft damageNon-HLA antibodiesDonor-specific antibodiesAnti-HLA alloantibodiesChronic allograft dysfunctionPathogenesis of transplant glomerulopathyPost-transplant yearComplement-mediated injuryShort-term outcomesAllograft dysfunctionAllograft damageGraft lossGraft survivalRenal transplantationEtiological diagnosisPodocyte stressHistological manifestationsImmune mechanismsMorphological lesionsGlomerulopathyTransplantationReview article
2020
Magnetic resonance elastography vs. point shear wave ultrasound elastography for the assessment of renal allograft dysfunction
Kennedy P, Bane O, Hectors SJ, Gordic S, Berger M, Delaney V, Salem F, Lewis S, Menon M, Taouli B. Magnetic resonance elastography vs. point shear wave ultrasound elastography for the assessment of renal allograft dysfunction. European Journal Of Radiology 2020, 130: 109180. PMID: 32736305, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.109180.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging shows promising results to assess renal transplant dysfunction with fibrosis
Bane O, Hectors S, Gordic S, Kennedy P, Wagner M, Weiss A, Khaim R, Yi Z, Zhang W, Delaney V, Salem F, He C, Menon MC, Lewis S, Taouli B. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging shows promising results to assess renal transplant dysfunction with fibrosis. Kidney International 2019, 97: 414-420. PMID: 31874802, PMCID: PMC6983343, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.09.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical apparent diffusion coefficientApparent diffusion coefficientChronic dysfunctionMedullary apparent diffusion coefficientsProspective single-center studyFractional anisotropyMultiparametric magnetic resonance imagingRenal allograft histologyRenal transplant dysfunctionTubular atrophy scoreRenal allograft dysfunctionRenal transplant patientsSingle-center studyMagnetic resonance imaging protocolIntravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imagingNon-invasive assessmentTest-retest repeatabilityMagnetic resonance imagingDiffusion-weighted imagingBlood oxygen levelDiffusion tensor imagingInter-observer reproducibilityAllograft dysfunctionAllograft histologyEGFR decline