Abstract
Raynaud’s disease is associated with disorders in blood circulation of the hands. The gold standard to visualise pathology of digital arteries is catheter angiography. Contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CE MRA) has developed even more as an alternative non-invasive method to digital subtraction angiography, mostly for pelvic or lower limb vessels. We report a case of primary Raynaud’s disease with high-grade stenosis and an occlusion of the digital arteries. This case illustrates the benefit and efficiency of CE MRA at high fields in depicting location and extension of peripheral arterial alterations.
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Walcher, J., Strecker, R., Goldacker, S. et al. High resolution 3 Tesla contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the hands in Raynaud’s disease. Clin Rheumatol 26, 587–589 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-005-0172-3
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