Australia & New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgeons

16 slice CT scan – is the bell tolling for diagnostic angiogram

Most diagnostic angiography in suitable patients will, in the near future, be performed by Multidetector CT Angiography (with an increasing ...

Management of the unfavourable proximal landing zone with gore excluder AAA graft

There has been a paradigm shift in the management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in patients who are poor surgical candidates ...

The effect of carotid bifurcation location on the length of internal carotid disease

Background A relationship between the height of the carotid bifurcation and the extent of disease in the internal carotid artery ...

Experience with magnetic resonance angiography in carotid artery disease at a rural community hospital

Presented here is our experience of MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography) and Duplex Ultrasound (DUS) in the evaluation of Carotid Artery ...

Ultrasound in aortic endograft

With the increase in the use of Endoluminal grafts for the repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, an accurate, reproducible and ...

Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair – ultrasound follow up

The long term success of endoluminal grafting for abdominal aortic aneurysm has yet to be established. It means that an ...

Distal protection devices in renal artery stenting

The recognised indications for endovascular revascularization in renal artery stenosis include renovascular hypertension and ischaemic nephropathy. Most studies report satisfactory ...

Will MRA replace other modalities in investigation of occlusive disease

There has been an explosion of interest in non-invasive assessment of peripheral arteries in the recent years. The major modalities ...

Secondary endoluminal repair of AAA after aortic-bifemoral grafting

22 patients with recurrent aorto-iliac aneurysms were treated with secondary endoluminal repair. 19 patients, all male, had previously had repair ...

The utility of superficial femoral arterial duplex ultrasound in planning angioplasty in claudicants

Objective To determine prospectively whether colour Duplex ultrasound (US) of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) is a useful screen to ...

Visceral and mesenteric ultrasound

Colour flow duplex scanning (CFDS), with improved imaging and Doppler capabilities through technological advances, is now a well recognized and ...

Carotid angioplasty with cerebral protection

Introduction The availability of cerebral protection devices has enabled carotid angioplasty to be performed with a reduced risk from embolization ...

Multislice CT scan in the management of vascular disease

The advent of multislice CT (CT multi-detector row computerized tomography, or MDCT)a few short years ago has revolutionized the ability ...

Duplex scan assessment of the radial arteries prior to coronary artery bypass surgery

Radial arteries are commonly utilised for coronary artery bypass grafts. The laboratory routinely assesses the arteries before surgery, especially with ...