Comparison of three diagnostic imaging modalities for use in diabetic inferior arterial lesions

Figure 1 Flow chart of the study. DM: Diabetes mellitus; LEAD: Lower extremity vascular diseases; DUS: Doppler ultrasonography; CTA: CT angiography; CE-MRA: Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography; DSA: Digital subtraction angiography; FBG: Fasting blood glucose; 2hPG: 2-h postprandial blood glucose; HbA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin.

Figure 2 Patient imaging findings. A: Doppler ultrasonography showed occlusion of the lateral femoral circumflex artery; B: Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography diagnosis results; C: Volume rendering after CT angiography examination. LCFA: Lateral circumflex femoral artery.