title: Imaging of the digital arteries: digital subtraction angiography versus conventional arteriography.
abstract: A retrospective study of 95 patients was undertaken to compare digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and conventional arteriography of the hand. Eighty patients had conventional angiography and 15 had DSA. In comparison with conventional angiography, DSA is more cost-efficient and facilitates outpatient angiography. It provides images as acceptable as those of conventional angiography. We conclude that intra-arterial DSA is now the procedure of choice for angiographic mapping of the digital arteries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Robert Debre Hospital, Reims, France.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Menanteau
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Treutenaere
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ladam
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gausserand
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013382:Subtraction Technique / Q000191:economics; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging