The "macaroni sign" of Takayasu's arteritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2042-2043

  Nicoletti, Giuseppe ^a   Mannarella, Clara ^b   Nigro, Angelo ^c,d   Sacco, Andrea ^b   Olivieri, Ignazio ^c,d  

^a Geriatric Division

^b MADONNA DELLE GRAZIE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SAN CARLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile di Matera   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349258008     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.081305     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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