It is important that the medical professions play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies in the detection, management, and prevention of …

Primary diseases of the renal arteries often involve the large renal arteries, whereas
secondary diseases are frequently characterized by small-vessel and intrarenal vascular …

Although the treatment of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis with percutaneous
angioplasty, stenting, and surgical revascularization has gained widespread use, few …

PURPOSE: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of helical computed tomographic (CT)
angiography in the diagnosis of carotid and vertebral arterial injuries caused by penetrating …

PURPOSE: To investigate pharmacokinetic and physiologic factors that determine the time
to peak intravenous contrast medium enhancement in computed tomographic (CT) and …

Computed tomography (CT) plays an important role in evaluation and management of
primary renovascular disease. Nonenhanced CT is useful for demonstrating renal …

Lower-extremity computed tomographic (CT) angiography (ie, peripheral CT angiography) is
increasingly used to evaluate patients with peripheral arterial disease. It is therefore …

PURPOSE: To compare contrast material–enhanced three-dimensional (3D) magnetic
resonance (MR) angiography and multi–detector row computed tomographic (CT) …

OBJECTIVE. Five image reconstruction techniques have been used with CT angiography:
axial (cross-sectional), maximum intensity projection (MIP), curved multiplanar …

Renal transplantation has grown rapidly over the past 30 years, resulting in an inadequate
supply of organs to meet the ever-increasing demand. This has led to an increase in the …