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Assessment of the vessel lumen diameter and degree of stenosis in the superficial femoral artery before intervention: comparison of different algorithms.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19028116     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To determine which angiography-based algorithm delivers the most precise results in comparison with direct measurements at intravascular ultrasonography (US) and evaluate their influence on the resulting balloon size for treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty patients with untreated superficial femoral artery stenosis underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and intravascular US before intervention. Two experienced radiologists measured twice the native vessel lumen diameter and the degree of stenosis with all algorithms and modalities in a predefined vessel segment that was perceived to be unaffected. On the basis of the measurements of the vessel lumen diameter, a suitable balloon size for treatment of the lesion was calculated. RESULTS: The mean vessel diameter was 5.7 mm for intravascular US, 6.6 mm for caliper calibration, 6.0 mm for calibration of the catheter tip, and 4.7 mm for visual estimation. Selected balloon sizes were 6.0 mm, 7.0 mm, 6.0 mm, and 5.0 mm, respectively. The mean percentage of stenosis was 78.8% for intravascular US, 81.6% for caliper calibration, 79.7% for catheter calibration, and 88.8% for visual estimation. Intermethod correlation was best for intravascular US and calibration of a catheter tip (0.881, P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS: Measurements on DSA equipment calibrated to a catheter tip correlate best with direct intravascular measurements. Visual estimation can lead to underestimation of the true vessel size and overestimation of stenosis.
Authors:
Marcus Treitl; Stefan Wirth; Ulrich Hoffmann; Markus Korner; Maximilian Reiser; Johannes Rieger
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article     Date:  2008-11-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1535-7732     ISO Abbreviation:  J Vasc Interv Radiol     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-26     Completed Date:  2009-04-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9203369     Medline TA:  J Vasc Interv Radiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  192-202     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Radiology, Clinical Center of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Pettenkoferstr 8a, 80336 Munich, Germany. Marcus.Treitl@med.uni-muenchen.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Algorithms*
Anatomy, Cross-Sectional / methods
Angiography, Digital Subtraction / methods*
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnosis*
Female
Femoral Artery / radiography*,  ultrasonography*
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Peripheral Vascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Preoperative Care / methods
Prognosis
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*

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