Imaging in systemic vasculitis : Current Opinion in Rheumatology Imaging in systemic vasculitis
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Abstract Purpose of Review Vasculitides are characterized by mostly autoimmunologically
induced inflammatory processes of vascular structures. They have various clinical and …

The term vasculitis encompasses a number of distinct clinicopathologic disease entities.
Final diagnosis should be supported by histologic study in most cases. However, different …

Systemic vasculitides, characterized by inflammation of blood vessels, preferentially target
vessels of different sizes. 1 This characteristic has been used for categorization and is …

Vasculitides may involve small, medium-sized or large arteries. In small-vessel vasculitides
imaging studies of lungs, nasal sinuses, cerebrum, heart and other organs are important for …

Vasculitides are a complex group of diseases sharing the defining feature of inflamed vessel
walls. Vasculitides can be categorized based on numerous features such as etiology …

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 …

Imaging for large-vessel vasculitis : Current Opinion in Rheumatology Imaging for large-vessel
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Vasculitis is a systemic disease characterized by immune-mediated injury of blood vessels.
Current treatments for vasculitis, such as glucocorticoids and alkylating agents, are …

Purpose of the review The two main forms of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) are giant cell
arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu's arteritis (TAK). Vascular imaging can characterize disease …