May 2017 Issue - Endovascular Today

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Issue

May 2017

CLI: In Focus

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Striking a New Chord in Vessel Dilatation

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CLI: In Focus

By Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD, and Jihad A. Mustapha, MD

Cover Stories

Ischemic and Venous Wound Identification: What We Look For

Using macro- and microcirculatory characteristics, noninvasive and invasive tests, and available imaging to accurately diagnose and treat arterial and venous ulcers.

By Vlad A. Alexandrescu, MD; Pascal Deleeuw, MD; and Jean-Sébastien Kovanda, MD

Guidewire Selection in Critical Limb Ischemia: Road Map to Success

Strategies for wire escalation and techniques to successfully cross and treat chronic total occlusions.

By Fadi Saab, MD; Vinayak Subramanian, BS; and George L. Adams, MD, MHS

Ask the Experts: How Can Current Endpoints in Below-the-Knee Clinical Trials Be Improved?

Experts discuss how to better align trial endpoints for improved assessment of below-the-knee outcomes in patients with critical limb ischemia.

With Thomas Zeller, MD; Mahmood K. Razavi, MD, FSIR, FSVM; Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD; and Marianne Brodmann, MD

Ultrasound Techniques to Enhance Our Understanding of Below-the-Knee Outcomes

Tips for using extravascular ultrasound guidance to evaluate below-the-knee disease and select the proper tools for treatment.

By Francesco Liistro, MD

Cone-Beam CT and Advanced Perfusion in CLI Interventions

Objectively measuring tissue perfusion at the site of tissue loss using two- and three-dimensional techniques.

By Andrew Holden, MBChB, FRANZCR, EBIR

CT Reconstruction in Critical Limb Ischemia Planning

An overview of the available CT reconstruction techniques to plan CLI treatment.

By Biraj B. Bista, MD, and John Moriarty, MD

Utility of Noncontrast-Enhanced MRA in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia

A review of classic and new techniques for diagnosis and procedural planning, with a focus on the quiescent-interval single-shot technique.

By Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD

CO₂ Angiography in Diabetic Critical Limb Ischemia Patients

One center's approach to using CO₂ angiography to evaluate its feasibility, calculate the amount of iodinated contrast medium, and evaluate renal function.

By Marco Manzi, MD, and Luis Mariano Palena, MD

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