title: CT angiography of the abdominal arteries.
abstract: Arterial DSA is being replaced by less invasive technique such as CTA, MRA, and color-coded duplex ultrasound. With their three-dimensional capabilities, both CTA and MRA are potent tools for imaging of the abdominal arteries that provide highly accurate and reproducible results. At present, however, a standard CTA provides similar information as a high-end, state-of-the-art Gd-MRA, but it is much easier, costs much less, and can be performed on an average spiral CT scanner.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Radiology I, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prokop
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000098:blood supply*; D000792:Angiography / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001158:Arteries; D003287:Contrast Media; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000191:economics; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium