ArticleClinical physiology and functional imaging2026
Performance of exercise transcutaneous oximetry versus imaging at the buttock, thigh and calf level for the diagnosis of peripheral artery disease.
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- Performance of exercise transcutaneous oximetry versus imaging at the buttock, thigh and calf level for the diagnosis of peripheral artery disease.Clinical physiology and functional imaging · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundExercise transcutaneous oximetry (Ex-TcPO
methodsWe studied 192 patients complaining of intermittent claudication. We retrieved DROPmin and DROPend values from Ex-TcPO
resultsThe performance of Ex-TcPO₂ using DROPmin values at the buttock, thigh and calf levels were respectively fair (AUC = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.64-0.76), fair (AUC = 0.77; 95% CI: 0.72-0.83) and excellent (AUC = 0.93; 95% CI: 0.90-0.96). When using DROPend, the performance of Ex-TcPO DISCUSSION/
conclusionThis study showed that Ex-TcPO₂ has a fair to excellent accuracy for detecting the presence of at least one artery stenosis ≥70% in the lower limb according to buttock, thigh and calf area in highly selected patients. This study also highlights the importance of using the minimal value of DROPmin rather than the DROPend.
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