Noninvasive Cerebrovascular Assessment of Takayasu Arteritis
Author(s) -
Carlos Cantú,
Carlos Pineda,
Fernando Barinagarrementería,
Perla Salgado,
Alba Gurza,
Paola de Pablo,
R. Espinosa,
Manuel MartínezLavin
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.31.9.2197
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , stenosis , angiography , cerebral arteries , transcranial doppler , cerebral circulation , hemodynamics , arteritis , cardiology , anterior cerebral artery , cerebral angiography , internal carotid artery , middle cerebral artery , ischemia
Despite prominent neurological symptoms reported in Takayasu arteritis (TA), a complete evaluation of the cerebral circulation has not been consistently performed. The purpose of this study is to describe MR angiography (MRA), color Doppler flow imaging, and transcranial Doppler (TCD) findings in the extracranial and intracranial cerebral arteries in TA.
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