Role of 3.0 T MR vessel wall imaging for identifying the activity of Takayasu arteritis

Chinese Journal of Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-47

  Liu, Xiao Sheng ^a   Xu, Jian Rong ^a   Zhao, Hui Lin ^a   Cheng, Fang ^a   Lu, Qing ^a   Yao, Qiu Ying ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Takayasu arteritis

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTERIAL WALL THICKENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 77649263795     PISSN: 10051201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1201.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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