Arterial DSA using a trans-brachial 4-French catheter

Abstract

Arterial DSA by the trans-brachial route, using a 4-French-catheter has been performed in 33 patients. In these patients, trans-femoral DSA is contra-indicated because of previous surgery or markedly reduced femoral pulsation. Intravenous DSA was not expected to provide diagnostically adequate information in these patients, in view of the well known method limitations of this method. In 20 patients, the abdominal aorta, pelvis and lower limb arteries were examined, in 14 only the leg arteries, in ten patients the arteries in the neck and in three patients the thoracic and abdominal aorta. Trans-brachial DSA provided good demonstration of the vessels in all cases.