[Angiography in peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Comparison between large-format angiography, digital...

With peripheral venous injection of contrast medium, DSA serves to diagnose occlusive peripheral arterial disease in some 90% of cases. Indications for iv-DSA are occlusions and stenoses in the area of the iliac and femoral arteries, as well as in the proximal lower leg. Intraarterial DSA with fine needle is additionally indicated in some 10% of patients for examination of the distal lower leg arteries. In non-diagnostic DSA, conventional angiography using 100-mm technique may be performed with the same angiographic unit.