RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Overview of Imaging in Adult- and Childhood-onset Takayasu Arteritis
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 346
OP 357
DO 10.3899/jrheum.210368
VO 49
IS 4
A1 Florence A. Aeschlimann
A1 Francesca Raimondi
A1 Tim Leiner
A1 Giovanni Donato Aquaro
A1 David Saadoun
A1 Heynric B. Grotenhuis
YR 2022
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/49/4/346.abstract
AB Takayasu arteritis is an idiopathic large-vessel vasculitis that affects young adults and children and can lead to ischemia and end-organ damage. Vascular imaging is crucial for diagnosis, assessment of disease extent, and management of the disease. Here we critically review evidence for the clinical use of the different imaging modalities: conventional angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, Doppler ultrasound, and 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. We thereby focus on their clinical applicability, challenges, and specific use in children.