Clinical usefulness of multiplanar reconstruction images obtained by multi-slice computed tomographic angiography for early-stage Takayasu's arteritis.
We describe a case of Takayasu's arteritis discovered during the early stage (pre-pulseless stage). Cervical ultrasonography and multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images obtained by computed tomography (CT) showed thickening and stenosis of the walls of the common carotid arteries. However, magnetic resonance arteriography (MRA), volume rendering (VR) imaging CT, and maximum intensity projection (MIP) imaging CT could detect no obvious abnormality. We emphasize the importance of noninvasive vascular investigation with cervical ultrasonography and MPR imaging CT to support the diagnosis of early-stage Takayasu's arteritis.
Sada
Eiji
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Department of Medical Technology, Ehime Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 543 Takoda, Tobe, Ehime 791-2101, Japan. esada@epu.ac.jp
Kohno
Masashi
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Iwamasa
Kikue
K
Hasegawa
Hitoshi
H
Mochizuki
Teruhito
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Yamauchi
Tetsuzo
T
Fujita
Shigeru
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