Abstract #1283

High Resolution, Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR-Angiography of Pedal Vessels. Comparison with Digital Subtraction Angiography and Contrast-Enhanced MR-Angiography

Tilman Schubert¹, Markus Klarhfer², Markus Aschwanden³, Tanja Haas¹, Augustinus Ludwig Jacob⁴, Sebastian Kos⁵

¹Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; ²Siemens Switzerland Inc, Zuerich, Switzerland; ³Department of Angiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; ⁴Centre for Microtherapy, Klinik Hirslanden, Zuerich, Switzerland; ⁵Centre for Microtherapy, Klinik Hirslanden, Luzern, Switzerland

High resolution, non-contrast-enhanced MRA (native SPACE) was compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and contrast-enhanced MRA (ceMRA) for imaging of the pedal arteries in 11 patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (pAOD).