New imaging techniques avoid unnecessary diagnostic tests for Klippel-Trénaunay vascular malformation

CORDIS Wire:

2007-05-04

Irati Kortabitarte
ELHUYAR Foundation


The use of multislice computed tomography (CT) - a latest generation scanner – or of magnetic resonance (MR) in the diagnosis of a vascular malformation of congenital origin – a syndrome known as Klippel-Trénaunay, avoids the patient being subjected to a series of tests and this saves time and provides greater efficacy in treatment.
The reason for these advantages lies in the fact that both imaging techniques enable an overall evaluation of the Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome. More specifically, the administration of an intravenous contrast agent (angio-CT, angio-MR) enables the diagnosis and efficient determination of the origin and extent of the congenital vascular malformation typical of this syndrome. All this is outlined in an article by specialists at the University Hospital of the University of Navarre, recently published in the internationally-renowned journal specialising in dermatology, Journal of American"