Assessment of coronary artery disease wall thickening using phase-sensitive black-blood MRI: initial experience for the evaluation of coronary artery disease

Delayed contrast-enhanced MRI of the cor

Delayed contrast-enhanced MRI of the coronary artery wall in patients with Takayasu's arteritis: initial experience and comparison to patients with stable coronary artery disease

✍ Christopher Schneeweis; Bernhard Schnackenburg; Alexander Berger; Udo Schneider; 📂 Article 📅 2012 🏛 BioMed Central 🌐 English ⚖ 754 KB

We sought to assess late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) of the coronary artery wall and ascending aorta in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA) compared to patients with stable CAD. Our findings suggest that LGE of the coronary artery wall can be demonstrated in patients with TA and seems to be simil