Fat-suppressed gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography adequately depicts the status of iliac arteries following atherectomy and stent placement

• Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 345 - 347
• Main Authors: AMANO, Y, GEMMA, K, KAWAMATA, H, KUMAZAKI, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.07.1998; Berlin Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Arterial Occlusive Diseases - diagnosis; Arterial Occlusive Diseases - surgery; ARTERIES; Atherectomy - methods; Biological and medical sciences; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; Cardiovascular system; DECISION MAKING; FATS; Female; GADOLINIUM; Humans; Iliac Artery - pathology; Iliac Artery - surgery; Image Enhancement - methods; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); MAGNETIC RESONANCE; Magnetic Resonance Angiography - methods; Male; Medical diagnosis; Medical imaging; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; PATIENTS; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Sensitivity and Specificity; Stents; VASCULAR DISEASES; Vascular Patency; Vascular Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods; Human; Endoprosthesis; Atherectomy; Decision making; Instrumentation therapy; Stenosis; Cardiovascular disease; Exploration; Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; Stent; Iliac artery; Arterial disease; Vascular disease; Image quality; Sensitivity; Specificity; Medical imagery; Complication; Tridimensional image; Technique; NMR angiography
• ISSN: 0174-1551; 1432-086X
• DOI: 10.1007/s002709900275

Fat-suppressed, three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography (3D MRA) was performed on nine patients with 11 iliac artery stenoses following atherectomy or stent placement. The MRA accurately depicted continued patency, restenosis, or aneurysm formation when compared with immediate posttreatment conventional arteriography. Therefore MRA is accurate and can be used independently for clinical decision making.