Clinical usefulness of multiplanar reconstruction images obtained by multi-slice computed tomographic angiography for early-stage Takayasu?s arteritis
| Autor: | Tetsuzo Yamauchi, Shigeru Fujita, Hitoshi Hasegawa, Masashi Kohno, Kikue Iwamasa, Eiji Sada, Teruhito Mochizuki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Takayasu's arteritis Magnetic resonance imaging Volume rendering Multiplanar reconstruction medicine.disease Stenosis Rheumatology Maximum intensity projection medicine cardiovascular diseases Radiology Arteritis Stage (cooking) Nuclear medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Modern Rheumatology. 14 |
| ISSN: | 1439-7609 1439-7595 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10165-004-0300-y |
| Popis: | We describe a case of Takayasu's arteritis discovered during the early stage (pre-pulseless stage). Cervical ultrasonography and multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images obtained by computed tomography (CT) showed thickening and stenosis of the walls of the common carotid arteries. However, magnetic resonance arteriography (MRA), volume rendering (VR) imaging CT, and maximum intensity projection (MIP) imaging CT could detect no obvious abnormality. We emphasize the importance of noninvasive vascular investigation with cervical ultrasonography and MPR imaging CT to support the diagnosis of early-stage Takayasu's arteritis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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