Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Occult Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome in a Young Soldier

Healthy athletes without peripheral vascular disease and symptomatic calf and foot claudication should have an early referral to vascular surgery. The risk of false-negative MRI warrants further investigation into provocative, noninvasive imaging modalities to properly classify PAES. This report reviews the literature to discuss the diagnostic challenges, natural history of disease, and surgical interventions for PAES.