Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 906-914 , May 2007

Patterns of aortic involvement in Takayasu arteritis and its clinical implications: Evaluation with spiral computed tomography angiography

  • Jin Wook Chung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jin Wook Chung, MD, Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, # 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Republic of Korea.
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  • Hyo-Cheol Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Young Ho Choi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul City Boramae Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Sang Joon Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Whal Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Jae Hyung Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

Received 28 September 2006 ,Accepted 5 January 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.This study was supported by the Korean Institute of Medicine.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00031-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.016

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 906-914 , May 2007

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