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Peripheral vascular occlusive disease: accuracy and reliability of time-of-flight MR angiography. 1994

T R McCauley, and A Monib, and K W Dickey, and J Clemett, and G H Meier, and T K Egglin, and R J Gusberg, and M Rosenblatt, and J S Pollak
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.

OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy and reliability of magnetic resonance (MR) angiography for identification of stenosis and patent distal vessels in patients with peripheral vascular disease. METHODS Two-dimensional time-of-flight MR angiography and conventional arteriography were performed in 22 patients. Four blinded radiologists independently graded multiple anatomic segments. RESULTS MR angiography allowed detection of more patent vessel segments than did conventional arteriography. For detection of significant stenosis (> 75%), MR angiography had 43%-67% sensitivity and 74%-89% specificity. Discrepancies in detection of significant stenosis occurred in 39 segments for the most accurate reviewer; 27 of these discrepancies were avoidable. CONCLUSIONS For detection of significant stenosis, MR angiography has low to moderate sensitivity and specificity; however, observer variability appears to be a major contributing factor to the discrepancies. Greater reviewer experience or techniques for improving reliability may improve the accuracy of MR angiography in peripheral vascular disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007866 Leg The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE. Legs
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D001808 Blood Vessels Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins). Blood Vessel,Vessel, Blood,Vessels, Blood
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old

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