Comparison of magnetic resonance angiography and conventional angiography in sickle cell disease: clinical significance and reliability.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-1996
Abstract
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and conventional angiograms of 21 patients with known sickle cell disease, who underwent a total of 50 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) studies. MRA and conventional angiography were assessed separately for evidence of stenosis or occlusion. Follow up MRI/MRA studies were also assessed for evidence of progression, regression or stability of the disease in these patients. In the carotid circulation, MRA made the correct diagnosis in 85% of the vessels evaluated with a sensitivity of 80.5% and a specificity of 94%. MRA was also found to show evidence of disease progression, more often than did MRI or the clinical condition of the patients.
Volume
38
Issue
5
First Page
409
Last Page
416
ISSN
0028-3940
Published In/Presented At
Kandeel, A. Y., Zimmerman, R. A., & Ohene-Frempong, K. (1996). Comparison of magnetic resonance angiography and conventional angiography in sickle cell disease: clinical significance and reliability. Neuroradiology, 38(5), 409–416. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00607263
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
8837081
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article