[Critical study and Doppler-arteriographies correlations in a homogeneous series of 115 examinations of the lower limbs (author's transl)].

Correlations between the results of Doppler and arteriographic examinations were studied in a series of 115 angiographies of the limbs, including global findings and 10 specific parameters of importance in vascular surgery. Overall results were strictly comparable in 70 % of cases. Detailed study of 1,150 parameters (10 x 115) revealed only 42 occasions (4 %) when Doppler and angiographic results could not be correlated. The percentage error for Doppler when compared with angiography examinations was of the order of 5 %, except for the tibial arteries when a 20 % error rate was found. Lack of correlation between Doppler and angiography findings could be of value for more precise determination of the tibial network.