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| Year : 2005 |
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: 15 | Issue : 4 | Page
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Color duplex evaluation of peripheral arterial occlusive disease of lower extremities and to determine relationship between severity and number of collaterals associated
NC Sharma, ML Meena
Department of radiology, RNT Medical College, India
Correspondence Address:
N C Sharma
Department of radiology, RNT Medical College
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.29180
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Materials and methods : 80 Limbs were studied with perepheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD)BY COLOR DUPLEX SONOGRAPHY(CDS) ;and were evaluated for the presence of collaterals.
Results : By CDS evaluation for collaterals;it was found that number of collaterals increased with the severity of areterial stenosis
Conclusion : Number and freqency of collaterals seen in patients with PAOD depends upon severity of PAOD. |
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