Intravascular ultrasound diagnosis of cystic adventitial degeneration of the popliteal artery: a case report.
The diagnosis of cystic adventitial degeneration (CAD) is difficult. We present the first case in which intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) correctly identified CAD of the popliteal artery when duplex sonography and angiography were inconclusive.
Foster
M T
MT
Department of Cardiology, Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. fostermt@hotmail.edu
Collins
J T
JT
Morgan
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods