Thrombosis of the Deep Femoral Vein
Clinical details
Iatrogenic aneurysm spurium in the bifurcation of the left femoral artery.
Summary of findings
30 mm aneurysm spurium of the left femoral artery as complication following a cardiac catheterization was discovered. Consecutive thrombosis of the deep femoral vein and its tributaries as a consequence of the local compression in the common femoral vein caused by the aneurysm.
Description of images
[1] MRA of abdomen, pelvis and leg in step-translation technique with Gadofosveset i.v. in first-pass. Compound inverted MIP. Imaging of the aneurysm (arrow).
[2] 3D steady-state. Curved MPR with imaging of the free-floating thrombus in the deep femoral vein (arrow) and several side branches. The lower end of the aneurysm is also captured.
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