CTA beats MRA, ultrasound for early evaluation of peripheral arterial disease

August 7, 2008 CTA beats MRA, ultrasound for early evaluation of peripheral arterial disease Don Rauf -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multislice CT angiography should be the preferred choice over MR angiography or duplex ultrasound for initial evaluation of patients with suspected peripheral arterial disease. Dr. Rody Ouwendijk of the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, drew this conclusion from a four-hospital study involving 514 patients with arteriosclerosis in their lower limbs. Patients were randomly selected to receive CTA, MRA, and duplex ultrasound. The clinical and financial effects of the studies were evaluated six months later.

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