Abstract #0089

Incidental Venous Thrombosis as Detected by Magnetic Resonance Thrombus Imaging in 245 Patients with Suspected Peripheral Arterial Disease using a Blood Pool Contrast Agent

Dariusch Reza Hadizadeh¹, Guido M. Kukuk¹, Ute L. Fahlenkamp¹, Jrgen Gieseke^1,2, Frank Trber¹, Josephine Pressacco³, Christian Schfer⁴, Eberhard Rabe⁵, Arne Koscielny⁶, Frauke Verrel⁶, Hans H. Schild¹, Winfried A. Willinek¹

¹Radiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, NRW, Germany; ²Philips Healthcare, Best, Netherlands; ³Radiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; ⁴Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Pneumology & Angiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, NRW, Germany; ⁵Dermatology, Division of Phlebology, University of Bonn, Bonn, NRW, Germany; ⁶Vascular Surgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, NRW, Germany

Synopsis: High-spatial resolution contrast-enhanced-MRA of the run-off vessels during the equilibrium phase of blood-pool contrast agents (SSMRA) has been shown to increase sensitivity and specificity in stenosis grading of the arterial vasculature. The simultaneous visualization of veins allows for diagnosis of important additional venous findings that may affect therapeutic regimen. Acute and chronic deep venous thrombosis was diagnosed in 26 of 245 patients of patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease and was confirmed by duplex ultrasound.