Imaging in vascular disease

Accurate imaging and interpretation of the vascular system is crucial to the management of vascular disease. It assumes particular importance when considering evidence based intervention for carotid and aneurysmal disease. This article introduces the basic principles, advantages and limitations of imaging used in patients with vascular disease. The roles of duplex ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography and digital subtraction angiography in the vascular patient are reviewed.