title: Standard-protocol moving-table magnetic resonance angiography for planning of interventional procedures in patients with peripheral vascular occlusive disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) for the planning of interventional procedures in the lower extremity vascular territory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with peripheral vascular occlusive disease (PVOD) underwent MRA for planning of percutaneous interventional treatment. Digital subtraction angiography was performed in patients scheduled for interventional treatment and served as the standard of reference.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 148 out of 150 cases (98.7%), the necessity for an intervention was recognized correctly; 137 out of 150 interventions (91.3%) were correctly planned based on MRA results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Contrast-enhanced MRA of the lower extremities is a safe, noninvasive tool for preinterventional assessment of patients with PVOD. It allows exact planning of endovascular interventions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, St. Josef University Hospital, 44791 Bochum, Germany. robert.drescher@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Drescher
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: Odo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Köster
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: von Rothenburg
authors.forename: Alexej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Titschert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media