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World J Diabetes. Jul 15, 2025; 16(7): 107187
Published online Jul 15, 2025. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i7.107187
Comparison of three diagnostic imaging modalities for use in diabetic inferior arterial lesions
Ying Bo, Jia Xie, Fan Xu, Guo Yang, Dong-Ling Li, Xiao-Hang Yan
Ying Bo, Department of Radiology, Chongqing Kang Hua Zhong Lian Cardiovascular Hospital, Chongqing 400025, China
Jia Xie, Guo Yang, Dong-Ling Li, Central Laboratory of Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing University Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400014, China
Fan Xu, Neurocritical Care Unit, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, Anhui Province, China
Xiao-Hang Yan, Department of Radiology, Chongqing Orthopedic Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing 400010, China
Author contributions: Bo Y, Xie J, Xu F, Yang G, Li DL, and Yan XH designed the study and were involved in the data acquisition and writing of this article; Bo Y and Yan XH contributed to the analysis of the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Chongqing Kang Hua Zhong Lian Cardiovascular Hospital, approval No. 2023. 5.
Informed consent statement: The written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective and deidentified nature of this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Xiao-Hang Yan, Department of Radiology, Chongqing Orthopedic Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 489 Xinhua Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400010, China. yanxiaohang198@163.com
Received: March 26, 2025
Revised: May 6, 2025
Accepted: June 5, 2025
Published online: July 15, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for lower extremity peripheral arterial disease, and lower extremity complications are prevalent and increasing globally. However, peripheral arterial disease underdiagnosis results in undertreatment and subsequent complications with more serious consequences. Therefore, in this study we analyzed the diagnostic value of color doppler ultrasonography, magnetic resonance multimodal imaging, and CT angiography in diabetes mellitus complicated with lower limb arterial disease using digital subtraction angiography as the gold standard for diagnosing this disease.