Kawasaki disease CT scan: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "__NOTOC__ {{Kawasaki disease}} {{CMG}}; {{AE}} ==Overview== There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. OR [Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagn...") |
|||
| (9 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
{{Kawasaki disease}} | {{Kawasaki disease}} | ||
{{CMG}}; {{AE}} | {{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{SH}},{{sab}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[CT angiography]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of Kawasaki disease. Findings on [[CT scan]] suggestive of Kawasaki disease include small [[coronary artery]] dilatation, [[Aneurysm|aneurysms]] or [[stenoses]]. [[Angiography]] is the most [[Sensitivity (tests)|sensitive]] and [[Specificity (tests)|specific]] for assessment of the vessels. | |||
==CT scan== | |||
* [[CT angiography]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of Kawasaki disease. | |||
* Findings on [[Computed tomography|CT scan]] suggestive of Kawasaki disease include small [[Coronary arteries|coronary artery]] dilatation, [[Aneurysm|aneurysms]] or [[stenoses]]. | |||
== | * [[Angiography]] is the most [[Sensitivity (tests)|sensitive]] and [[Specificity (tests)|specific]] for assessment of the [[Blood vessel|vessels]].<ref name="pmid8976932">{{cite journal |vauthors=Duerinckx AJ, Troutman B, Allada V, Kim D |title=Coronary MR angiography in Kawasaki disease |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=168 |issue=1 |pages=114–6 |date=January 1997 |pmid=8976932 |doi=10.2214/ajr.168.1.8976932 |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Images=== | |||
[[File:Kawasaki disease CT.png|300px|thumb|left| Coronary artery anuerysm (arrow).<ref>Case courtesy of Assoc Prof Craig Hacking, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/35218">rID: 35218</ref>]] | |||
<br style="clear:left"> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| Line 34: | Line 21: | ||
{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Pediatrics]] | ||
[[Category:Cardiovascular diseases]] | |||
[[Category:Angiology]] | |||
[[Category:Cardiology]] | |||
[[Category:Rheumatology]] | |||
[[Category:Dermatology]] | |||
[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | |||
[[Category:Up-To-Date]] | |||
[[Category:Radiology]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:11, 18 February 2020
|
Kawasaki disease Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Kawasaki disease CT scan |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Kawasaki disease CT scan |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [2],Sabawoon Mirwais, M.B.B.S, M.D.[3]
Overview
CT angiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease. Findings on CT scan suggestive of Kawasaki disease include small coronary artery dilatation, aneurysms or stenoses. Angiography is the most sensitive and specific for assessment of the vessels.
CT scan
- CT angiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease.
- Findings on CT scan suggestive of Kawasaki disease include small coronary artery dilatation, aneurysms or stenoses.
- Angiography is the most sensitive and specific for assessment of the vessels.[1]
Images
References
- ↑ Duerinckx AJ, Troutman B, Allada V, Kim D (January 1997). "Coronary MR angiography in Kawasaki disease". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 168 (1): 114–6. doi:10.2214/ajr.168.1.8976932. PMID 8976932.
- ↑ Case courtesy of Assoc Prof Craig Hacking, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/35218">rID: 35218