CT angiographic imaging characteristics of thoracic idiopathic aortitis

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 297-302

  Chowdhary, Vaidehi R ^a   Crowson, Cynthia S ^a   Bhagra, Anjali S ^a   Warrington, Kenneth J ^a   Vrtiska, Terri J ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant cell aortitis; Idiopathic aortitis; Isolated aortitis; Lymphoplasmacytic aortitis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA SINUS; AORTITIS; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BODY MASS; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; THICKNESS; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC IDIOPATHIC AORTITIS; THORAX DISEASE;

GIANT CELL AORTITIS; IDIOPATHIC AORTITIS; ISOLATED AORTITIS; LYMPHOPLASMACYTIC AORTITIS; VASCULITIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTITIS; AORTOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84888020734     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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