title: Abnormal collateral arterial systems in Takayasu's arteritis and Leriche's syndrome evaluated by whole body acquisition using multislice computed tomography.
abstract: Takayasu's arteritis causes various arterial changes, including wall thickening, occlusion, aneurysm, and calcification. Similarly, Leriche's syndrome causes occlusion of the abdominal aorta or iliac arteries accompanied by ischemic symptoms of the distal lower extremities. Both diseases are potentially associated with the development of unexpected collateral arteries throughout the body. We evaluated whole body arteries in subjects with Takayasu's arteritis and Leriche's syndrome using 16-slice multislice CT and concluded that it was a useful tool to detect unexpected collateral arterial systems in Takayasu's arteritis or Leriche's syndrome in a non-invasive fashion.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Nobusada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Funabashi
authors.forename: Masae
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuchi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kikawa
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imada
authors.forename: Issei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Komuro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003287:Contrast Media; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007925:Leriche Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media