[Takayasu's disease. Value of digital intravenous angiography. 44 cases].

Forty-four patients with Takayasu's arteritis were explored by digital intravenous angiography either for diagnostic purposes and pre-therapeutic assessment (n = 29) or immediately after surgery (n = 15). There were 36 women, 6 men and 2 children; mean age was 31 years. The contrast medium (mean volume 140 ml) was injected into central (74%) or peripheral (26%) veins.

[Digitized intravenous angiography in Takayasu's disease. Apropos of 44 cases].

Forty-four patients with Takayasu's disease were investigated by digitised intravenous angiography (DIVA) during a diagnostic and pretherapeutic work up (N = 29) or at surgery (N = 15); the aim of this retrospective study was to assess the role of DIVA in the investigation of this condition. The patients were 36 women, 6 men and 2 children; the average age was 31 years. The intravenous injections were performed in a central vein in 74% and in a peripheral vein in 26% of patients; the average amount of contrast medium injected was 140 ml per investigation (32 g of iodine %).

[Digital angiography. 1st evaluation of 1000 tests].

The authors report their experience of 1 000 examinations using digital subtraction angiography. The technique is particularly well suited to the study of the thoraco-abdominal aorta and its main branches. It is about 80% reliable for the exploration of cervico-encephalic vessels and somewhat less reliable for the vertebro-basilar territory.