PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of MR angiography (MRA) in Beh  et disease @entity1 with @entity438 . Avoidance of angiography is desirable in @entity1 with Beh  et disease because arterial angiography carries the risk of @entity2849 formation at the puncture site and intravenous digital subtraction angiography is frequently complicated by puncture site @entity2268 in this @entity1 group. METHOD: Four @entity1 with Beh  et disease and @entity439 were evaluated with MRA. The @entity1 ranged between 30 and 48 years of age. All subjects had known Beh  et disease for > 10 years. Multiplanar T1-weighted images were followed by 2D breath-hold MRA without @entity2287 administration for chest studies and 2D-TOF MRA for the extremities. RESULTS: One aortic arch, one descending aorta, one pulmonary artery, one common femoral artery, and one @entity438 were depicted in four subjects with MRA. Surgery was successfully performed in three subjects without the need for further angiographic workup. One subject with two @entity439 in the thoracic aorta is currently under @entity134 treatment. CONCLUSION: MRA combined with T1-weighted SE images adequately demonstrated the @entity439 in four @entity1 and made it possible to avoid contrast angiography.

MR angiography of XXXX in Beh  et disease: a report of four cases.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity2268 :: ('MESH:D013924', 'Disease') :: ['thrombophlebitis'] @entity134 :: ('CHEBI:35341', 'Chemical') :: ['steroid'] @entity439 :: ('MESH:D000783', 'Disease') :: ['aneurysms'] @entity2287 :: ('MESH:D005682', 'Chemical') :: ['gadolinium'] @entity2849 :: ('MESH:D017541', 'Disease') :: ['pseudoaneurysm'] @entity438 :: ('MESH:D002532', 'Disease') :: ['popliteal artery aneurysm', 'arterial aneurysms']
@entity439 :: (MESH:D000783,Disease) :: ['aneurysms']
