Detection of regional pulmonary perfusion deficit of the occluded lung using arterial spin labeling in magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging detection of

Magnetic resonance imaging detection of aortic and pulmonary artery wall thickening in the acute stage of takayasu arteritis. Improvement of clinical and radiologic findings after steroid therapy

✍ Ken Tanigawa; Katsumi Eguchi; Yoshio Kitamura; Atsushi Kawakami; Hiroaki Ida; Sh 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 416 KB 👁 1 views

## Objective: Early diagnosis of takayasu arteritis in the acute stage (prepulseless stage) is extremely difficult. identification of a useful approach to detecting the initial changes of arteritis is therefore desirable. ## Methods: Careful clinical examination of a young woman with persistent f