SPY technology as an adjunctive measure for lower extremity perfusion

• Published in: Journal of vascular surgery Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 195 - 201
• Main Authors: Colvard, Benjamin, MD, Itoga, Nathan K., MD, Hitchner, Elizabeth, MS, Sun, Qingfeng, MD, Long, Becky, MD, Lee, George, MD, Chandra, Venita, MD, Zhou, Wei, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ankle Brachial Index; Blood Flow Velocity; Critical Illness; Embolism - diagnosis; Embolism - etiology; Embolism - physiopathology; Female; Fluorescein Angiography - instrumentation; Fluorescent Dyes - administration & dosage; Humans; Indocyanine Green - administration & dosage; Injections, Intravenous; Intermittent Claudication - diagnosis; Intermittent Claudication - physiopathology; Intermittent Claudication - therapy; Ischemia - diagnosis; Ischemia - physiopathology; Ischemia - therapy; Lasers; Lower Extremity - blood supply; Male; Middle Aged; Perfusion Imaging - instrumentation; Perfusion Imaging - methods; Peripheral Arterial Disease - diagnosis; Peripheral Arterial Disease - physiopathology; Peripheral Arterial Disease - therapy; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Regional Blood Flow; Reproducibility of Results; Surgery; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Patency

Objective Lack of a reliable outcome measure often leads to excessive or insufficient interventions for critical limb ischemia (CLI). SPY technology (Novadaq Technologies Inc, Bonita Springs, Fla), widely adapted by plastic and general surgeons, uses laser-assisted fluorescence angiography (LAFA) to...