Evaluation of the prone position in digital subtraction angiography of the kidneys
| Autor: | Richard A. Mintzer, Madeleine R. Fisher, Ellen B. Mendelson, Carolyn S. Johnson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Supine position Posture Kidney Renal Artery medicine.artery medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Renal artery Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology Angiography Digital subtraction angiography Middle Aged body regions Prone position medicine.anatomical_structure Evaluation Studies as Topic Subtraction Technique Female Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. 8:72-75 |
| ISSN: | 1432-086X 0174-1551 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02552863 |
| Popis: | In visualizing the kidneys and renal arteries, the digital subtraction angiography (DSA) image is degraded by peristalsis and overlying bowel gas. In 25 patients we evaluated the efficacy of the prone position to counter these technical difficulties and found that the prone position offers visualization superior to the supine, especially in obese and uncooperative patients and those with abundant bowel gas. We advocate that prone imaging be included routinely in renal DSA. |
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