title: Use of magnetic guidewire navigation in the treatment of lower extremity peripheral vascular disease: report of the first human clinical experience.
abstract: The use of a magnetic navigation system (MNS) to facilitate catheter placement in electrophysiologic procedures has been increasingly documented over the past decade. Recently, the utilization of MNS to aid guidewire directionality in complex coronary lesions has also been described. Given the multifaceted ability of MNS to be applied to varying vascular beds, we describe the successful employment of this modality to facilitate treatment of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease in a symptomatic male with gangrenous toe ulceration.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy, New York, NY, USA. srinivasiyengar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iyengar
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D014034:Toes / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome