Use of Synchrotron Radiation Microangiography to Assess Development of Small Collateral Arteries in a Rat Model of Hindlimb Ischemia

Background Current methods of angiography cannot provide images of arteries measuring Methods and Results Microangiography was performed in the normal and the ischemic limb 4 weeks after the excision of the femoral artery. In the normal limb, up to the fourth branches of the iliac and/or femoral arteries (diameter Conclusions The small collateral artery network was angiographically visualized with a resolution limit