New ultrasound method could replace painful kidney biopsies for transplant patients

This study tested whether special ultrasound scans can detect kidney damage in people who have received a kidney transplant. 141 transplant recipients had ultrasound imaging at 15 days, 3 months, and 12 months after surgery. The goal was to see if these scans could measure kidney stiffness and blood flow as accurately as a biopsy to diagnose chronic kidney disease.