Abstract
Availability of novel immunosuppressive drugs is the most important factor responsible for significant improvement in long-term graft survival rates after solid organ transplantation. However, chronic immunosuppression predisposes patients to a myriad of potentially life-threatening complications. In addition to drug-related adverse effects, transplant recipients are at increased risk of developing opportunistic microbial infections and a spectrum of unique cancers, many of which are caused by oncogenic viruses. Cross-sectional imaging studies play a crucial role in the timely diagnosis and management of post-transplant infections and malignancies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 303-319 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Radiologic Clinics of North America |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Complications
- Computed tomography
- Immunosuppression
- Infections
- MR imaging
- Malignancy
- Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD)
- Transplantation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging