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Ultrasonography in the quantification of arterial involvement in Takayasu's arteritis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10722259     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of ultrasonography (US) in the detection and quantification of arterial involvement in Takayasu's arteritis (TA). METHODS: The common carotid and subclavian arteries, and the abdominal aorta of 15 patients with TA were studied by Color Doppler (CD) US and Doppler spectral analysis and compared with angiography. RESULTS: The mean difference (+/-SD) between the percent luminal stenoses measured at angiography and by CD US was 2.0+/-10.3% for the common carotid artery, 4.0+/-23.6% for the subclavian artery and -1.3+/-16.8% for the abdominal aorta. The differences were not statistically significant. However, the agreement of the methods was less than satisfactory as shown by the wide standard deviations. CONCLUSIONS: More efforts are needed to improve the less than optimal agreement of US with angiography regarding the severity of individual stenoses. The technique performs best in the study of carotid arteries.
Authors:
R O Raninen; M M Kupari; M S Pamilo; M J Taavitsainen; V P Poutanen; R I Pajari; M Leirisalo-Repo; P E Hekali
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scandinavian journal of rheumatology     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0300-9742     ISO Abbreviation:  Scand. J. Rheumatol.     Publication Date:  2000  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-03-23     Completed Date:  2000-03-23     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0321213     Medline TA:  Scand J Rheumatol     Country:  NORWAY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  56-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland. reino.raninen@epshp.fi
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Aorta, Abdominal / pathology,  ultrasonography
Carotid Artery, Common / pathology,  ultrasonography
Carotid Stenosis / pathology,  ultrasonography
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Reproducibility of Results
Subclavian Artery / pathology,  ultrasonography
Takayasu Arteritis / pathology,  ultrasonography*
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / standards*

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