Angioscopy: a new light on peripheral vascular disease.
Although fibre-optic imaging has been used in a number of medical specialties for several years, it has only recently begun to develop in the area of peripheral vascular disease. This review considers the historical development of angioscopy, its current role in peripheral vascular surgery and, finally, its potential for the future.
Stonebridge
P A
PA
Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, U.K.
Murie
J A
JA
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation; D000818:Animals; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019723:Endoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery