title: [MR-angiography of veins in the lower extremities].
abstract: Phase contrast MR-angiography (MRA) of veins in the lower extremities was performed in 10 healthy volunteers and 2 patients with deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities. In all volunteers, MRA demonstrated bilateral large saphenous veins, femoral veins and popliteal veins. Deep veins in the leg were visualized in only 3 out of 20 legs examined, but with compression of the thigh they were visualized in 4 out of 7 legs subjected to compression. In patients with deep vein thrombosis, obstruction of the femoral veins and development of the collateral veins were clearly visualized. It is concluded that MRA may be a valuable technic for the evaluation of the veins patency in the lower extremities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Itami City Hospital.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakatsuka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsubakimoto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takashima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Onoyama
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010690:Phlebography; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis