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Abstract

Noninvasive imaging of the vessels is nowadays reality. Advantages such as noninvasiveness, excellent soft tissue contrast, accuracy, and reproducibility have contributed to its acceptance, and recent developments in CT and MR techniques enable to identify the pathology of central and peripheral vessels with an exquisite level of detail.

This chapter will discuss the capabilities and application of advanced imaging technologies in the assessment and characterization of the pathology that affects the central and peripheral vessels. Technical requirements, such as hardware, software, and sequence considerations, will be discussed as well as the potentialities, limits, and pitfalls.

Prediction is very difficult especially about the future

Niels Bohr (1885–1962)

Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature 1934

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Abbreviations

AAA:

Abdominal aortic aneurysms

CE-MRA:

Contrast-enhanced magnetic ­resonance angiography

CT:

Computed tomography

CTA:

Computed tomography angiography

DP:

Dorsalis pedis

DSA:

Digital subtraction angiography

DVT:

Deep venous thrombosis

HU:

Hounsfield units

MDCTA:

Multi-detector-row CT angiography

MOTSA:

Multiple overlapping thin slab ­acquisitions

MR:

Magnetic resonance

MRA:

Magnetic resonance angiography

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

PE:

Pulmonary embolism

PT:

Posterior tibial

TOF:

Time of flight

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