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Duplex ultrasound of extracranial carotid artery in a male patient of Takayasu's arteritis: a case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7911732     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of artery. Its etiology is still uncertain. The disease mostly involves aorta and its major branches. We recently examined a young male patient using duplex Doppler ultrasound (DUS). High resolution real-time ultrasound revealed long-segment stenosis over common carotid arteries on both sides and internal carotid arteries, mostly due to adventitia thickening. Doppler ultrasound showed increased blood velocity of bilateral common carotid arteries with spectral broadening. B-mode findings correlated well with those of Doppler's, and all the information obtained from DUS was compatible with those of angiography. DUS is helpful in diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis and provides hemodynamic data of the diseased carotid arteries. It can also be used as an effective tool for follow-up in patients with Takayasu's arteritis.
Authors:
H T Wang; Y H Chou; M M Teng; T Chang
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0578-1337     ISO Abbreviation:  Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei)     Publication Date:  1994 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-07-19     Completed Date:  1994-07-19     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0005327     Medline TA:  Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei)     Country:  TAIWAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  243-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Carotid Artery, Common / ultrasonography*
Carotid Artery, Internal / ultrasonography
Humans
Male
Takayasu Arteritis / ultrasonography*
Ultrasonography / methods

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