Fat-suppressed gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography adequately depicts the status of iliac arteries following atherectomy and stent placement.
Fat-suppressed, three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography (3D MRA) was performed on nine patients with 11 iliac artery stenoses following atherectomy or stent placement. The MRA accurately depicted continued patency, restenosis, or aneurysm formation when compared with immediate posttreatment conventional arteriography. Therefore MRA is accurate and can be used independently for clinical decision making.
Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
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D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D017073:Atherectomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015607:Stents; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
D005682:Gadolinium