Imaging on 64 MDCT of the Upper Urinary Tract of Renal Living-Related Donors

Abstract

Objectives: Evaluating the morphology of the upper urinary tract of renal living-related donors with 64 Multi - Detectors Computed Tomography (MDCT). Subjects and methods: From 01/2017 to 10/2018, when carrying out a prospective study at Cardiovascular Centre of Hue Central hospital, we have performed 64 MDCT of the upper urinary tract (MDCT-UUT) on 312 renal living-related donors among which, there are 265 males and 47 females aged from 20 to 60. Results: 100% of donors experience no contrast-induced artifacts in renal parenchyme. 71.47% of visualization of contrast media (CM) of entire upper urinary tract filling and 100% of visualization of CM of top half upper urinary tract filling in both of kidney. The majority of donors have single collecting system (99.04% in right kidney and 99.68% in left kidney). The rest has partial or complete duplex collecting system. 64 MDCT has high value in detecting stone of the upper urinary tract (8.01%) in comparison with KUB Radiograph (0%) and abdominal Ultrasonography (0.32%). 100% of donors have normal renal function in the excretory phase at 5 minute after CM and NaCL 0.9% injection bolus. This allows reducing examination time and radiation exposure with the highest effective dose 5.88mSv in unenhanced and excretory phases. Conclusions: 64 MDCT-UUT contributes into more accurate diagnosis of the morphology of the upper urinary tract of renal living-related donors, helps surgeons make appropriate planning in the operation of chosen kidneys of living-related donors and transplanting into patients. Key words: Upper urinary tract - 64 MDCT - MDCT-UUT