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Magnetic resonance imaging of arterial thrombi and its possible correlation to fibrinolytic treament.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11944053     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
For 13 patients with subacute and 4 patients with chronic occlusion, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of occlusive arterial thrombi in the superficial femoral artery were performed in vivo. The patients with subacute occlusion were treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis. The frequency of MR signal intensity and its distribution in thrombi were studied for 11 successfully and 2 unsuccessfully treated patients and patients with chronic occlusion. Intra-arterial thrombi were MRI inhomogenous in all of the patients, but the MR signals from lysable and chronic thrombi were significantly different than those from nonlysable ones. The MRI of occlusive arterial thrombi is probably usable to predict the therapeutic outcome of thrombolytic treatment.
Authors:
Matija Kozak; Ales Blinc; Igor Sersa; Ursa Mikac; Milos Surlan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cellular & molecular biology letters     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1425-8153     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell. Mol. Biol. Lett.     Publication Date:  2002  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-04-10     Completed Date:  2002-07-03     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9607427     Medline TA:  Cell Mol Biol Lett     Country:  Poland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  82-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University Medical Center Ljubljana, Department of Angiology, Slovenia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Catheterization
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Thrombolytic Therapy / instrumentation,  methods
Thrombosis / diagnosis*,  therapy*

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