Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) is defined as a disease mainly affecting the large arteries, with
two major variants, Takayasu arteritis (TA) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). GCA often coexists …

We aimed to clarify the role of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-
PET) in the management of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV), focusing on 3 issues which are as …

Objective To assess the clinical value of 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission
tomography (PET) in a prospective cohort of patients with large vessel vasculitis (LVV) and …

Takayasu arteritis is an idiopathic granulomatous vasculitis of the aorta and its main
branches and it constitutes one of the more common vasculitides in children. Inflammation …

Assessment of the pattern and extent of arterial involvement and measurement of current
disease activity are essential for the management of Takayasu arteritis (TA). Since there is …

Objectives To assess agreement between interpretation of magnetic resonance
angiography (MRA) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) for …

Abstract Background Early diagnosis of Takayasu's Arteritis (TAK) and detection of disease
activity may reduce the risk of vascular complications. The objective of this study was to …

Background Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare, systemic, inflammatory vasculitis of
granulomatous nature, and still of unknown etiology. It mainly involves the aorta and its …

Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a challenging chronic, granulomatous, large-vessel systemic
vasculitis, mostly due to difficulties in early diagnosis and assessing actual disease activity …

The increasing availability and improvement of imaging techniques are making a profound
impact in the evaluation and management of patients with vasculitis, particularly for those …