The value of 320-detector row computed tomography angiography in diagnosing diabetic dorsalis pedis arteriosclerotic disease / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the value of 320-detector row CT angiography for evaluating diabetic dorsalis pedis arterio-sclerotic disease.Methods 18 patients with diabetes and 20 healthy volunteers underwent 320-detector row CT angiography.The obtained thin-slice images were reformatted using maximum intensity projection,volume rendering,curved planar reformation and multiplanar reconstruction to evaluate the features of dorsalis pedis artery.Results 320-detector row CT angiography could exactly show the course,morphological features of the dorsalis pedis artery and the anatomical detail of arteriosclerotic disease.Arterioscle-rostic was found in variant degree in 18 cases.Among all,6 and 7 sides were slight arteriostenosis in proximal and distal segment,re-spectively.Moreover,2 and 3 sides were medium arteriostenosis in proximal and distal segment,respectively.The most common type of plaque property were mixed plaque.Conclusion 320-detector row CT angiography is of significant value in the assessment of arte-riosclerotic disease of dorsalis pedis arteries in the patients with diabetes.