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Guiding peripheral arterial disease management with magnetic resonance imaging

Published Online:September 25, 2018https://doi.org/10.1024/0301-1526/a000742

Abstract

Abstract. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) management is exceptionally challenging. Despite advances in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, long-term vessel patency and limb salvage rates are limited. Patients with PAD frequently require extensive workup with noninvasive tests and imaging to delineate their disease and help guide appropriate management. Ultrasound and computed tomography are commonly ordered in the workup of PAD. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), on the other hand, is less often acknowledged as a useful tool in this disease. Nevertheless, MRI is an important test that can effectively characterize atherosclerotic plaque, assess vessel patency in highly calcified disease, and measure lower extremity perfusion.

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