Role of mdct in diagnosis of lower limb peripheral arteries diseases

ABSTRACT

Background: Lower limb peripheral arterial disease [PAD] is a common disease that affects about two hundred million peoples per year. It is the third leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity. We plan to evaluate the diagnostic performance of 64-section computed tomographic [CT] angiography in the assessment of steno-occlusive disease in patients with PAD, with conventional digital subtraction angiography [DSA] as the reference standard