[Cystic adventitional degeneration of the popliteal artery: preoperative diagnosis using imaging technics].
The presented case of cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery as a rare cause of intermittent claudication shows the value of modern imaging in establishing the preoperative diagnosis. Besides the characteristics of real-time ultrasound and computerised tomography, the results of angiography and especially functional angiography are discussed and their value towards differential diagnosis is pointed out.
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Radiologische Klinik, Krankenhaus Maria Hilf Mönchengladbach.
D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
Zystische Adventitiadegeneration der Arteria poplitea: präoperative Diagnostik mittels bildgebender Verfahren.