ArticleEuropean radiology2017
Non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography in critical limb ischemia: performance of quiescent-interval single-shot (QISS) and TSE-based subtraction techniques.
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- A meta-analysis of the diagnostic performance of quiescent-interval-single-shot magnetic resonance angiography in peripheral arterial disease.European radiology · 2022Pooled it
- Global vascular guidelines on the management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia.Journal of vascular surgery · 2019Guideline
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- Background suppression single-shot electrocardiogram trigger non-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography in lower extremity blood vessels: a comparative study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques in Peripheral Arterial Disease.Advances in wound care · 2023Review
- Quantification of popliteal artery narrowing with QISS MRA during active ankle plantarflexion in healthy, asymptomatic volunteers and its potential application in the diagnosis of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES).Skeletal radiology · 2021Article
- Using Non-Contrast MRA to Discriminate between Obstructive and Nonobstructive Venous Diseases of the Legs.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Superficial Venous Reflux Intervention Guided by Triggered Angiography Non-Contrast-Enhanced Sequence Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Different QFlow Pattern from Health Controls.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
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- "Push-button" noncontrast MR angiography using balanced TMagnetic resonance in medicine · 2021Article
- Non-contrast MRI protocol for TAVI guidance: quiescent-interval single-shot angiography in comparison with contrast-enhanced CT.European radiology · 2020Article
- Accuracy of non-contrast quiescent-interval single-shot and quiescent-interval single-shot arterial spin-labelled magnetic resonance angiography in assessment of peripheral arterial disease in a diabetic population.Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology · 2020Article
- Global Vascular Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery · 2019Article
- Noncontrast MR angiography: An update.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2019Review
- Advances in non-contrast quiescent-interval slice-selective (QISS) magnetic resonance angiography.Clinical radiology · 2019Review
- Quiescent-Interval Single-Shot Magnetic Resonance Angiography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Review
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate diagnostic performance of non-contrast-enhanced 2D quiescent-interval single-shot (QISS) and 3D turbo spin-echo (TSE)-based subtraction magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in the assessment of peripheral arteries in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). MATERIALS AND
methodsNineteen consecutive patients (74 % male, 72.8 ± 9.9 years) with CLI underwent 2D QISS and 3D TSE-based subtraction MRA at 1.5 T. Axial-overlapping QISS MRA (3 mm/2 mm; 1 × 1 mm
resultsTwo hundred and sixty-seven (267) segments were available for MRA-DSA comparison, with a prevalence of stenosis ≥50 % of 41.9 %. QISS MRA was rated as good to excellent in 79.5-96.0 % of segments without any nondiagnostic segments; 89.8-96.1 % of segments in 3D TSE-based subtraction MRA were rated as nondiagnostic or poor. QISS MRA sensitivities and specificities (segmental) were 92 % and 95 %, respectively, for reader one and 81-97 % for reader two. Due to poor image quality of 3D TSE-based subtraction MRA, diagnostic performance measures were not calculated.
conclusionQISS MRA demonstrates excellent diagnostic performance and higher robustness than 3D TSE-based subtraction MRA in the challenging patient population with CLI. KEY POINTS: • QISS MRA allows reliable diagnosis of peripheral artery stenosis in critical limb ischemia. • Robustness of TSE-based subtraction MRA is limited in critical limb ischemia. • QISS MRA allows robust therapy planning in PAD patients with resting leg pain.
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