论文信息 - Case report: imaging of Takayasu arteritis in the acute stage.

Case report: imaging of Takayasu arteritis in the acute stage.

We report a case of Takayasu arteritis (TA) in the acute stage. The case is unique in two points. First, the diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis was initially suspected from a subtle finding on plain radiography. Second, thickening of the aortic and pulmonary arterial walls was demonstrated by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the acute non-pulseless stage of the disease.

K. Hayashi | N. Matsunaga | Y. Ogawa | I. Sakamoto | Y. Matsuoka

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