title: [CT, MRI].
abstract: Coronary arterial lesions (CAL) due to Kawasaki disease (KD) should be monitored by conventional coronary angiography(CAG) throughout their lives. However, recently multi detector row computed tomography(MDCT) and magnetic resonance coronary angiography (MRCA) have developed remarkably. We performed MRCA in 1,200 cases of KD (age at 4 month to 41 years: medium 8 years) since 1999. MR myocardial imaging is also performed simultaneously in patients with severe stenotic lesions. Noninvasive MRCA is useful to monitor CAL in young children. MDCT is efficient at screening of CAL and at making a diagnosis of no acute coronary syndromes in adults with chest pain. These examinations are very useful to decrease CAG to the least times as possible.
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult