Vestnik rentgenologii i radiologii
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Vestn Rentgenol Radiol · Jan 1990
[The use of digital subtraction angiography in diseases of the arteries of the pelvis and lower limbs].
The diagnostic potentialities of digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in diseases of the pelvic arteries and lower limbs were studied. Intravenous (iv) and intraarterial (ia) DSA were performed in 613 patients, among them were patients with obliterating atherosclerosis and endarteritis, thromboembolism, aneurysms and arteriovenous fistulas. ⋯ This method is economical, well tolerated by patients, permits the intensification of examination of patients with acute and chronic arterial pathology. It can be employed under outpatient conditions and in the early postoperative period.