A CT-based pelvic calcification score in kidney transplant patients is a possible predictor of graft and overall survival.

Iva ŽužaDoris DodigIvan BruminiDorian TokmadžićLidija OrlićDavid ZgrablićIvan VukelićAntun GrškovićNataša KatalinićAnte JakšićDamir MiletićSanjin RačkiDean Markić

Published in: The British journal of radiology (2022)

Our novel PCS is a robust method for quantifying iliac artery calcification burden. Since higher a PCS correlates with worse patient and graft survival, PCS has the potential to become a prognostic factor in kidney transplant patients.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
climate change
patient reported outcomes
patient reported