title: CT angiography of the subclavian artery: utility of curved planar reformations.
abstract: Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral vascular occlusive disease, an ever-aging population continues to provide scores of new cases requiring medical care. While traditional angiography has been the mainstay of diagnosis for many years, newer, less invasive techniques such as CT angiography with three-dimensional reformation are rapidly establishing themselves as first-line diagnostic modalities. We present a case of severe left subclavian artery stenosis that demonstrates the utility of curved planar reformation in providing a concise visual summary of the pertinent anatomy and abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5488, USA. rupert.prokesch@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Rupert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Prokesch
authors.forename: Curtis H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Coulam
authors.forename: Lawrence C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bammer
authors.forename: Geoffrey D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed