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Table 5 Distribution of pathological findings and non-evaluable sections in the vascular territories examined

From: Whole-body MRI and MRA for evaluation of the prevalence of atherosclerosis in a cohort of subjectively healthy individuals

Number of abnormal and unevaluable segments

 

CAR

AOR

REN

ILI

FEM

POP/PTA/TPT

Low grade

4

 

1

 

2

3

Medium-grade stenosis

2

   

1

4

Higher grade stenosis

2

 

1

  

6

Plaques

3

 

1

4

 

1

Elongation

5

4

1

2

2

 

Arterio-venous shunt

1

     

Aneurysm

 

2

    

Unevaluable

   

1

 

1

Motion

      

Venous overlay

      

Lack of contrast

      
  1. CAR, carotid arteries; AOR, aorta; REN, renal arteries; ILI, iliacal arteries; FEM femoral arteries; POP, popliteal artery, PTA, posterior tibial artery; TPT, tibioperoneal trunk