Purpose: Evaluation of the role of perfusion parameters in the detection of circulatory disturbance and chronic rejection in patients after pancreas transplantation.
Materials and methods: 70 examinations of 39 patients after pancreas transplantation were performed. Using a dynamic gadolinium-enhanced Turbo-FLASH-sequence, we evaluated the perfusion parameters in a group of patients with chronic rejection, with circulatory disturbance, and in a control group with normal organ function.
Results: There were statistically significant differences of the perfusion parameters in patients with chronic rejection and circulatory disturbance compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Dynamic MRI can help detect patients with chronic rejection and circulatory disturbance and should therefore be part of the routine follow-up in patients after pancreas transplantation.