Popliteal and Anterior Tibial Artery

Clinical details

83-year-old patient with PAOD stage III.

Summary of findings

Gadofosveset MRA of an 83-year-old patient with PAOD stage III. Mildly stenosed left popliteal and left anterior artery, which was confirmed by follow-up DSA.

Description of images

Low spatial resolution images [first pass; A] lead to the misinterpretation of the left popliteal and left anterior tibial arteries as occluded but are diagnosed as only mildly stenosed but patent on the high spatial resolution images [steady state; B].

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