Vascular Imaging: The Evolving Role of the Multidisciplinary Team Meeting in Peripheral Vascular Disease

Andrew Christie; Giles Roditi

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1393968

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin intervent Radiol 2014; 31(04): 320-329
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1393968

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Vascular Imaging: The Evolving Role of the Multidisciplinary Team Meeting in Peripheral Vascular Disease

Authors

Andrew Christie

¹Department of Radiology, Southern General Hospital, Scotland, United Kingdom
Giles Roditi

²Department of Radiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland, United Kingdom

Abstract

This article reviews the importance of preinterventional cross-sectional imaging in the evaluation of peripheral arterial disease, as well as discussing the pros and cons of each imaging modality. The importance of a multidisciplinary team approach is emphasized.

Keywords

interventional radiology - peripheral arterial disease - imaging - computed tomographic angiography - magnetic resonance angiography - multidisciplinary

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