Multimodality imaging of aortitis is useful for identification of acute and chronic mural
changes due to inflammation, edema, and fibrosis, as well as characterization of structural …

Systemic vasculitides comprise a group of autoimmune diseases affecting blood vessels,
including large vessel vasculitis (LVV) and medium-sized vessel vasculitis such as giant cell …

Previous studies reported a 2-to 17-fold higher risk of aortic complications (dilation or
dissection) in patients with giant-cell arteritis (GCA). We aimed to determine whether or not …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis affecting medium and large vessels.
It shows a close clinical association with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), a musculoskeletal …

Objective To assess the findings of contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of carotid arteries
in patients with large vessel vasculitis (LVV) and to compare them with those observed using …

Early recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is crucial to avoid the development of ischemic
vascular complications, such as blindness. The classic approach to making the diagnosis of …

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 …

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 …

Arthritis and other rheumatic disorders are very frequent in the general population and
responsible for a huge physical and disability burden to affected patients as well as a major …

(1) Objective: To assess the spectrum of PET-CT-related large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in a
Spanish tertiary center and to determine whether FDG uptake by PET-CT differs between …