Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Detecting the Disease Activity of the Carotid Artery in Takayasu Arteritis

Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Detecting the Disease Activity of the Carotid Artery in Takayasu Arteritis

Objective: To investigate whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is helpful for assessing the disease activity of Takayasu arteritis (TA).Methods: Eighty-four patients with TA were examined with ultrasound (US) and CEUS. Intima-media thickness (IMT) of both sides of the common carotid artery wa...

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Main Author: Chaolun Li, MD, Lingying Ma, MD, Linjin Huang, MD, Hong Han, MD, Lingdi Jiang, MD, Wenping Wang, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editorial Office of Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy 2020-09-01
Series:Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy
Subjects:
|takayasu arteritis|contrast-enhanced|ultrasound|carotid artery
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