Takayasu arteritis: imaging spectrum at multidetector CT angiography

Takayasu arteritis is a chronic, idiopathic, inflammatory disease that primarily affects large vessels, such as the aorta and its major branches and the pulmonary and coronary arteries. The non-specific inflammation of involved vessels usually leads to concentric wall thickening, fibrosis and thromb...

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Published inBritish journal of radiology Vol. 85; no. 1020; pp. e1282 - e1292
Main Authors Zhu, F P, Luo, S, Wang, Z J, Jin, Z Y, Zhang, L J, Lu, G M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England The British Institute of Radiology 01.12.2012
Subjects
Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use
Adult
Angiography - methods
Aorta, Thoracic
Aortic Valve Stenosis - etiology
Aortic Valve Stenosis - pathology
Collateral Circulation - physiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multidetector Computed Tomography - methods
Pictorial Review
Takayasu Arteritis - diagnostic imaging
Takayasu Arteritis - drug therapy
Takayasu Arteritis - pathology
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Summary:Takayasu arteritis is a chronic, idiopathic, inflammatory disease that primarily affects large vessels, such as the aorta and its major branches and the pulmonary and coronary arteries. The non-specific inflammation of involved vessels usually leads to concentric wall thickening, fibrosis and thrombus formation. Diseased arteries become stenotic or occluded, undergo vascular remodelling or develop aneurysms. According to the involvement of arteries, six types of Takayasu arteritis are documented. The purpose of this pictorial review is to illustrate the various multidetector CT angiography appearances of Takayasu arteritis and to discuss the differential diagnosis.
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ISSN:0007-1285
1748-880X
DOI:10.1259/bjr/25536451