title: Three-dimensional volume-rendering CT angiography in vasculitis: spectrum of disease and clinical utility.
abstract: Spiral computed tomographic angiography (CTA) coupled with three-dimensional volume-rendering image processing is a less invasive alternative to conventional catheter angiography. The technique has been used successfully in a variety of vascular diseases. In this pictorial essay, we review the CTA findings in selected cases of vasculitis. Technical considerations and the potential clinical value of this method are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Scatarige
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hellmann
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology