title: Polyarteritis nodosa: MDCT as a "one-stop shop" modality for whole-body arterial evaluation.
abstract: Polyarteritis nodosa is a rare disease, which is characterized by aneurysm formation and occlusion in the arteries of multiple systems. Due to its extensive involvement, whole-body evaluation is necessary for diagnosis and treatment monitoring. We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa using multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) as a "one-stop shop" modality for whole-body arterial evaluation. With precise protocol design, MDCT can be used as a reliable noninvasive modality providing comprehensive whole-body arterial evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Taichung Harbor Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Wei-Lin
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: I-Chen
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Tain
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chia-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*; D051598:Whole Body Imaging