title: Noninvasive imaging workup of patients with vascular disease.
abstract: The diagnostic workup of patients with cardiovascular disease is frequently challenging, and requires a multimodality approach to appropriately determine management. Depending on the presenting symptoms and their acuity, noninvasive diagnostic imaging strategies can include radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. This article provides an introduction to the use of these imaging modalities for commonly encountered diseases of the aorta, mesenteric arteries, and renal arteries, focusing on how the acuity of presentation and likelihood of disease affects the workup of patients with known or suspected vascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53562, USA. cfrancois@uwhealth.org
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: François
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D065666:Mesenteric Ischemia; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Angiography; Cardiovascular disease; Diagnostic imaging; Patient workup