TY - JOUR
T1 - Technology Insight
T2 - Magnetic resonance angiography for the evaluation of patients with peripheral artery disease
AU - Dellegrottaglie, Santo
AU - Sanz, Javier
AU - Macaluso, Frank
AU - Einstein, Andrew J.
AU - Raman, Subha
AU - Simonetti, Orlando P.
AU - Rajagopalan, Sanjay
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. Although clinical history in conjunction with ankle-brachial index and evaluation of segmental pressures/waveforms is sufficient to diagnose PAD in a large percentage of patients, imaging is required for disease localization and treatment planning. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) is a noninvasive, three-dimensional technique that has emerged as a front-line imaging approach for comprehensive evaluation of PAD. Technical advances such as parallel imaging and moving-table, time-resolved angiography and extended field-of-view approaches have greatly improved the accuracy of CE-MRA. In the clinical setting, CE-MRA can be extremely helpful in the initial diagnosis as well as subsequent management of patients with PAD. Continued hardware and software improvements will enable further refinements in imaging protocol for peripheral MRA, consolidating its clinical role for the evaluation of patients with PAD.
AB - Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. Although clinical history in conjunction with ankle-brachial index and evaluation of segmental pressures/waveforms is sufficient to diagnose PAD in a large percentage of patients, imaging is required for disease localization and treatment planning. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) is a noninvasive, three-dimensional technique that has emerged as a front-line imaging approach for comprehensive evaluation of PAD. Technical advances such as parallel imaging and moving-table, time-resolved angiography and extended field-of-view approaches have greatly improved the accuracy of CE-MRA. In the clinical setting, CE-MRA can be extremely helpful in the initial diagnosis as well as subsequent management of patients with PAD. Continued hardware and software improvements will enable further refinements in imaging protocol for peripheral MRA, consolidating its clinical role for the evaluation of patients with PAD.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/36448934548
U2 - 10.1038/ncpcardio1035
DO - 10.1038/ncpcardio1035
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18033232
AN - SCOPUS:36448934548
SN - 1743-4297
VL - 4
SP - 677
EP - 687
JO - Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine
JF - Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine
IS - 12
ER -