REGULAR CONTENT
Final ID
597
Type
Educational Exhibit-Poster Only
Authors
C Kaufman1, T Kinney2
Institutions
1University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Purpose
•Review of normal and variant upper extremity arterial anatomy•Review common angiographic findings and diagnosis of upper extremity arterial conditions including ischemia, aneurysms, trauma, vasculitides, thoracic outlet syndrome, arteriovenous malformations, and arteriovenous fistulas•Review of potential endovascular therapies for upper extremity angiographic findings
Materials & Methods
Arterial disease in the upper extremities is less common than in the lower extremities leading to less familiarity with the typical imaging findings, diagnoses, and endovascular therapies. Additionally, there are unique pathologies that occur only in the upper extremities. Familiarity of these disease processes and therapy is crucial for the astute interventional radiologist.
Results
This poster will start with a review of the normal and variant upper extremity arterial anatomy as it relates to the angiographer. Subsequently, this poster will provide a detailed pictorial essay of the most common upper extremity angiographic findings including background, angiographic images and key findings, as well as a review of the clinical or endovascular management. The review will start with ischemic pathology including acute ischemia, chronic ischemia, and ischemia of the digits – Raynauds. This will be followed by atherosclerotic disease, thoracic outlet syndrome, aneurysms, trauma, arteriovenous fistulas, vascular malformations, and neoplasms. The final section will review the different types of vasculitis seen in the upper extremity arteries.
Conclusions
Upper extremity angiography is an important tool for the diagnosis and management of numerous vascular pathologies. It is imperative that interventional radiologists be comfortable with diagnosis, and when indicated endovascular therapy of these sometimes unique disease processes.
Final ID
597
Type
Educational Exhibit-Poster Only
Authors
C Kaufman1, T Kinney2
Institutions
1University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Purpose
•Review of normal and variant upper extremity arterial anatomy•Review common angiographic findings and diagnosis of upper extremity arterial conditions including ischemia, aneurysms, trauma, vasculitides, thoracic outlet syndrome, arteriovenous malformations, and arteriovenous fistulas•Review of potential endovascular therapies for upper extremity angiographic findings
Materials & Methods
Arterial disease in the upper extremities is less common than in the lower extremities leading to less familiarity with the typical imaging findings, diagnoses, and endovascular therapies. Additionally, there are unique pathologies that occur only in the upper extremities. Familiarity of these disease processes and therapy is crucial for the astute interventional radiologist.
Results
This poster will start with a review of the normal and variant upper extremity arterial anatomy as it relates to the angiographer. Subsequently, this poster will provide a detailed pictorial essay of the most common upper extremity angiographic findings including background, angiographic images and key findings, as well as a review of the clinical or endovascular management. The review will start with ischemic pathology including acute ischemia, chronic ischemia, and ischemia of the digits – Raynauds. This will be followed by atherosclerotic disease, thoracic outlet syndrome, aneurysms, trauma, arteriovenous fistulas, vascular malformations, and neoplasms. The final section will review the different types of vasculitis seen in the upper extremity arteries.
Conclusions
Upper extremity angiography is an important tool for the diagnosis and management of numerous vascular pathologies. It is imperative that interventional radiologists be comfortable with diagnosis, and when indicated endovascular therapy of these sometimes unique disease processes.