We present the first case in which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been utilized to rule out lesions compatible with acute pyelonephritis in kidneys from a cadaveric organ donor before transplanting them. A 40-year-old female underwent diagnosis of brain death following a septic shock. The ecotomography of the kidneys showed areas compatible with micro-abscesses raising the hypothesis of acute pyelonephritis. Our radiologist proposed to perform a bench-MRI (maintaining kidneys within the

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... erile preservation bags constantly on ice); this did not show lesions except little cysts not relevant by the clinical point of view. We transplanted kidneys without infective complications and results were very good.