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Multi-Modality Imaging in Vasculitis

Authors :
Mohamed N. Allam
Nima Baba Ali
Ahmed K. Mahmoud
Isabel G. Scalia
Juan M. Farina
Mohammed Tiseer Abbas
Milagros Pereyra
Moaz A. Kamel
Kamal A. Awad
Yuxiang Wang
Timothy Barry
Steve S. Huang
Ba D. Nguyen
Ming Yang
Clinton E. Jokerst
Felipe Martinez
Chadi Ayoub
Reza Arsanjani
Source :
Diagnostics, Vol 14, Iss 8, p 838 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

Systemic vasculitides are a rare and complex group of diseases that can affect multiple organ systems. Clinically, presentation may be vague and non-specific and as such, diagnosis and subsequent management are challenging. These entities are typically classified by the size of vessel involved, including large-vessel vasculitis (giant cell arteritis, Takayasu’s arteritis, and clinically isolated aortitis), medium-vessel vasculitis (including polyarteritis nodosa and Kawasaki disease), and small-vessel vasculitis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis). There are also other systemic vasculitides that do not fit in to these categories, such as Behcet’s disease, Cogan syndrome, and IgG4-related disease. Advances in medical imaging modalities have revolutionized the approach to diagnosis of these diseases. Specifically, color Doppler ultrasound, computed tomography and angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, or invasive catheterization as indicated have become fundamental in the work up of any patient with suspected systemic or localized vasculitis. This review presents the key diagnostic imaging modalities and their clinical utility in the evaluation of systemic vasculitis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20754418
Volume :
14
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Diagnostics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7b91439e09d4650bdd85ac56b21735c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14080838