Advances of imaging diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis / 中国介入影像与治疗学

ABSTRACT

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic and non-specific large-vessel vasculitis including active phase and inactive phase. Accurate distinguish of active and inactive phases of TA, so as to formulate targeted treatment plans is of great significances for improving prognosis and long-term survival. Imaging plays an increasingly important role in diagnosis of TA, especially in identification of changes in activity. The advances in imaging diagnosis of active phase of TA were reviewed in this article.