title: Assessment of coronary artery abnormalities by multislice spiral computed tomography in adolescents and young adults with Kawasaki disease.
abstract: Multislice spiral computed tomography was performed in 16 adolescents and young adults who had Kawasaki's disease to assess coronary artery abnormalities. Adequate images were obtained for 96% of major coronary segments. The sensitivity of multislice spiral computed tomography to detect coronary artery aneurysms was 100%, and that for significant stenoses and occlusions was 87.5%, whereas false-positive results due to severe calcification was present in 5 arteries and those due to cardiac motion artifact were present in 2, resulting in a specificity of 92.5%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanamaru
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Tadateru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayusawa
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karasawa
authors.forename: Naokata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sumitomo
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*