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==Overview==
Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)  may be helpful in the diagnosis of Buerger's disease, as it is able to visualize vessels. However, MRA lacks spatial resolution in visualizing the vessels of the hands and feets, where pathology is commonly found in Buerger's disease.
==MRI==
Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)  may be helpful in the diagnosis of Buerger's disease, as it is able to visualize vessels. However, MRA lacks spatial resolution in visualizing the vessels of the hands and feets, where pathology is commonly found in Buerger's disease.<ref name="pmid16722538">{{cite journal |vauthors=Arkkila PE |title=Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) |journal=Orphanet J Rare Dis |volume=1 |issue= |pages=14 |date=April 2006 |pmid=16722538 |pmc=1523324 |doi=10.1186/1750-1172-1-14 |url=}}</ref>
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]

Overview

Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) may be helpful in the diagnosis of Buerger's disease, as it is able to visualize vessels. However, MRA lacks spatial resolution in visualizing the vessels of the hands and feets, where pathology is commonly found in Buerger's disease.

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Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) may be helpful in the diagnosis of Buerger's disease, as it is able to visualize vessels. However, MRA lacks spatial resolution in visualizing the vessels of the hands and feets, where pathology is commonly found in Buerger's disease.[1]


References

  1. Arkkila PE (April 2006). "Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)". Orphanet J Rare Dis. 1: 14. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-1-14. PMC 1523324. PMID 16722538.

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