Diagnostic value of T2-weighted imaging for the detection of superficial cranial artery inflammation in giant cell arteritis

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 470-474

  Geiger, Julia ^a   Bley, Thorsten ^b   Uhl, Markus ^c   Frydrychowicz, Alex ^d   Langer, Mathias ^a   Markl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c St Josefskrankenhaus Freiburg ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

BLADE technique; Giant cell arteritis; MRI; T2 weighted images

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDEMA; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T2 RADIAL TURBO SPIN ECHO;

AGED; CEREBRAL ARTERIAL DISEASES; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75749105061     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22047     Document Type: Article

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