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Role of imaging studies in Kawasaki disease
Author(s) -
Tsuda Etsuko,
Singhal Manphool
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of rheumatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1756-185X
pISSN - 1756-1841
DOI - 10.1111/1756-185x.13210
Subject(s) - medicine , kawasaki disease , ectasia , radiology , coronary artery disease , magnetic resonance imaging , coronary arteries , coronary artery aneurysm , aneurysm , angiography , artery , coronary angiography , vasculitis , intravascular ultrasound , magnetic resonance angiography , cardiology , disease , myocardial infarction
Kawasaki disease is a medium vessel vasculitis which may be associated with coronary artery abnormalities. Recognition of these abnormalities depends upon various imaging modalities. While two‐dimensional echocardiography remains the first line modality to identify coronary artery abnormalities, it is subject to several fallacies and is operator dependent. Computed tomography coronary angiography is rapidly emerging as a useful imaging modality for better characterization of dilatations, ectasia and aneurysms in the mid‐ and distal segments of coronary arteries. It provides precise details in terms of aneurysm size and morphology. In this review we here described the importance of computed tomography coronary angiography and have also given a brief description of magnetic resonance coronary angiography.