title: [Color Doppler ultrasonography versus angiography in leg aneurysms].
abstract: The authors compared color-Doppler US with angiographic findings in the study of peripheral lower limbs aneurysms. Twelve cases were observed over a 2-year period of time. In each case, the combination of B-mode and color-Doppler US permitted the accurate evaluation of the aneurysm and of the possible compression of adjacent vessels. Angiography, which was considered the gold standard, detected only 8 of 12 cases; in 3 of 8 cases, the actual diameter of the aneurysm was under estimated. The simultaneous visualization of vessel wall and of intraluminal blood flow proved color-Doppler US to be superior to the gold standard in these cases. The authors conclude that color-Doppler US may become the new reference standard in the diagnosis and follow-up of peripheral aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Radiologia, Ospedale Multizonale, Varese.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goddi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sacchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinenghi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tragni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gorreta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vanoli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biancardi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000792:Angiography; D003116:Color; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Eco-color-Doppler versus angiografia negli aneurismi degli arti inferiori.