High-resolution MRI in giant cell arteritis: Imaging of the wall of the superficial temporal artery

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 283-287

  Bley, Thorsten A ^a   Wieben, Oliver ^a   Uhl, Markus ^a   Thiel, Jens ^a   Schmidt, Dieter ^a   Langer, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY; THICKNESS;

EID: 11144322139     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.1.01840283     Document Type: Article

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