Delayed contrast-enhanced MRI of the coronary artery wall in takayasu arteritis.

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare form of chronic inflammatory granulomatous arteritis of the aorta and its major branches. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has demonstrated its value for the detection of vessel wall alterations in TA. The aim of this study was...

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Main Authors: Christopher Schneeweis, Bernhard Schnackenburg, Matthias Stuber, Alexander Berger, Udo Schneider, Jing Yu, Rolf Gebker, Robert G Weiss, Eckart Fleck, Sebastian Kelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3517571?pdf=render