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Imaging modalities used in diagnosis and follow-up of patients with Takayasu’s arteritis
Author(s) -
Ayşe Bahar Keleşoğlu Dinçer,
Levent Kılıç,
Abdülsamet Erden,
Umut Kalyoncu,
Tuncay Hazırolan,
Sedat Kiraz,
Ömer Karadağ
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2005-70
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , arteritis , takayasu's arteritis , vasculitis , magnetic resonance imaging , etiology , magnetic resonance angiography , angiography , radiological weapon , takayasu arteritis , computed tomography angiography , aortic arch , disease , aorta
Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a rare, large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology, affecting aortic arch, and its main branches. Noninvasive imaging methods are frequently used in diagnosis and follow-up in Takayasu’s arteritis. Studies investigating optimal timing of follow up imaging are rare. This study is aimed to investigate the radiologic changes in vascular involvements of Takayasu’s arteritis patients one year after diagnosis.

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