Reliability of Ultrasound Imaging in Examining Integrity and Inflammation in the Dorsalis Pedis Artery

Assessment of small vessel inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid vasculitis is challenging. Small arteries such as the dorsalis pedis artery (DPA) are difficult to assess for changes in the arterial wall with medical imaging. Ultrasound imaging is a viable tool for examining the integrity and inflammatory changes in the arterial wall; however, no empirical data on its reliability have been described.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Technical Note Source Type: research