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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
MRI can demonstrate mural thickening with luminal stenosis of the aorta and aortic branch vessels. It can be helpful in diagnosis of inflammation in early vasculitis. | MRI can demonstrate mural thickening with luminal stenosis of the aorta and aortic branch vessels. It can directly visualize the vessel wall independent of luminal diameter and can be helpful in diagnosis of inflammation in early vasculitis. | ||
== Key MRI findings in Takayasu's arteritis == | == Key MRI findings in Takayasu's arteritis == | ||
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis as follows:<ref name="pmid29119033">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gaballah M, Goldfisher R, Amodio JB |title=The Utility of MRI in the Diagnosis of Takayasu Arteritis |journal=Case Rep Pediatr |volume=2017 |issue= |pages=7976165 |date=2017 |pmid=29119033 |pmc=5651111 |doi=10.1155/2017/7976165 |url=}}</ref> | |||
* MRI can demonstrate mural thickening with luminal stenosis of the aorta and aortic branch vessels. | * MRI can demonstrate mural thickening with luminal stenosis of the aorta and aortic branch vessels. | ||
* MRI can directly visualize the vessel wall and has the potential to detect pathologic features of the arterial wall independent of luminal diameter. | |||
* MRI can be helpful in diagnosis of inflammation in early vasculitis that may manifest as vessel wall thickening, mural enhancement, or mural edema, rather than vascular stenosis, occlusion, or aneurysm. | * MRI can be helpful in diagnosis of inflammation in early vasculitis that may manifest as vessel wall thickening, mural enhancement, or mural edema, rather than vascular stenosis, occlusion, or aneurysm. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
MRI can demonstrate mural thickening with luminal stenosis of the aorta and aortic branch vessels. It can directly visualize the vessel wall independent of luminal diameter and can be helpful in diagnosis of inflammation in early vasculitis.
Key MRI findings in Takayasu's arteritis
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis as follows:[1]
- MRI can demonstrate mural thickening with luminal stenosis of the aorta and aortic branch vessels.
- MRI can directly visualize the vessel wall and has the potential to detect pathologic features of the arterial wall independent of luminal diameter.
- MRI can be helpful in diagnosis of inflammation in early vasculitis that may manifest as vessel wall thickening, mural enhancement, or mural edema, rather than vascular stenosis, occlusion, or aneurysm.
References
- ↑ Gaballah M, Goldfisher R, Amodio JB (2017). "The Utility of MRI in the Diagnosis of Takayasu Arteritis". Case Rep Pediatr. 2017: 7976165. doi:10.1155/2017/7976165. PMC 5651111. PMID 29119033.