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Figure 4 (a-f). Subintimal angioplasty of the superficial femoral artery. The occlusion (a) is being traversed subintimally with a guidewire loop (b). Re-entry back into the true lumen with the tip of the wire lying in the anterior tibial artery (c). The"neolumen" is being dilated with a balloon (d, e) with a satisfactory result (f).