Angiography of the Upper Extremity

'The book has 157 illustrations, most of them produced by subtraction technique. They are of particularly good quality. For anyone confronted with the difficult findings of angiographies of the upper extremities this book serves as a valuable textbook. But the numerous illustrations also renders it feasible as a ready reference atlas. It can whole-hartedly be recommended to any radiodiagnostician working in angiography.' European Journal of Nuclear Medicine 'This monograph is a concise work devoted to diagnostic angiography of the upper extremities. There are 10 well-written chapters which describe the author's experience gained from 750 selective arteriograms of the upper extremity ... The text is superbly illustrated, concise, and written in an easy-to-read style. It provides a ready reference and is recommended for all who perform diagnostic angiography to the upper extremity. Also, the book will be a valuable addition to radiology department libraries.'

• I Introduction.- 1.1 Outline of the Book.- 2 The History of Angiography of the Upper Extremities.- 3 Examination Technique.- 3.1 Preparation of the Patient for Upper Extremity Angiography.- 3.2 Premedication for Angiography under Local Anaesthesia.- 3.3 Instruments, Equipment and Contrast Media.- 3.4 Technique of Catheterization.- 3.5 Catheter Technique for Hand Angiography.- 3.6 Another Method for Hand Angiography (Direct Brachial Angiography).- 3.7 Complications.- 4 Vascular Tonus and Pharmacoangiography.- 4.1 General Anatomic and Histologic Considerations.- 4.1.1 Innervation of the Vascular System of the Upper Extremities.- 4.2 Physiology of Vascular Tonus: General Discussion.- 4.3 Disturbed Vascular Tonus of the Extremities 24 4.3.1 Clinical Manifestations of Vasospasm of the Extremities.- 4.4 Roentgenographic Manifestations of Arterial Spasm: Our Experience.- 4.5 Pharmacoangiography.- 4.6 Our Investigations.- 5 Embryology of the Arteries of the Upper Limb.- 6 Anatomy of the Arterial System of the Upper Extremities.- 6.1 Aortic Arch.- 6.2 The Arteries of the Upper Extremities on the Aortograms.- 6.3 The Arteries of the Upper Extremities on Selective Arteriograms.- 6.4 The Arteries of the Forearm.- 6.5 The Arteries of the Hand.- 6.6 Arterial Patterns in the Hand: Based upon a Study of 500 Arteriograms.- 6.7 The Deep Volar (Palmar) Arch.- 6.8 The Superficial Volar (Palmar) Arch.- 6.9 Other Observations and Discussion.- 6.10 Conclusions.- 7 Vascular Injuries of the Upper Extremity.- 7.1 Different Types of Injury: Signs and Symptoms.- 7.2 Traumatic Diseases of the Arteries of the Proximal Part of the Upper Extremity.- 7.3 Traumatic Arterial Injuries of the Forearm and Hand.- 7.4 Conclusions.- 8 Congenital Vascular Lesions and Vascular Tumours.- 8.1 Congenital Stenosis,Atresia, Hypoplasia and Aplasia.- 8.2 Arteriovenous Communications.- 8.3 Conclusions.- 9 The Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Anomalies Predisposing to the Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome.- 9.3 Aetiology of Vascular Changes.- 9.4 Symptomatology.- 9.5 Physical Examination.- 9.6 Roentgenological Examinations for the Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome and Radiodiagnosis.- 9.7 Our Investigation.- 9.8 Case Material.- 9.9 Non-Pathological Occlusions of the Arteries of the Upper Limb due to Incorrect Positioning of the Extremity.- 9.10 Conclusions.- 10 Arterial Occlusive Diseases of the Upper Extremity.- 10.1 Arteriosclerosis.- 10.2 Steal Phenomena.- 10.3 Vasospastic Disorders.- 10.4 Arterial Embolism and Thrombosis of the Upper Extremities.- 10.5 Fibromuscular Hyperplasia.- 10.6 Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger’s Disease).- 10.7 Collagen Diseases.- 10.8 Conclusions on Angiography in Acquired Vascular Diseases.- Summary.- Index of Subjects.