Superficial femoral artery occlusion: observations that influence patient selection criteria for angioplasty.
The length of an arterial occlusion is one criterion for selection of patients for transluminal angioplasty. A technique is described to fully evaluate the length of a superficial femoral artery occlusion during diagnostic peripheral arteriography.
D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans