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17021667

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains a diagnostic challenge. With the use of a high-resolution MRI protocol, visualization of the superficial cranial arteries is feasible and mural inflammation can be assessed noninvasively. Until today, it is not known how soon inflammatory signals in diagnostic MR imaging vanish after initiation of treatment. Here, we report sequential MR imaging findings during the initial weeks of corticosteroid treatment in a 79-year-old female patient with histologically proven GCA. Mural inflammatory changes decreased within the first 2 weeks and have almost entirely vanished after 2 1/2 months of continued treatment. Moreover, MR angiography revealed sequential stenoses of the subclavian artery, which improved in variable extent with some residuals despite high dose steroid medication. This report underlines the value of high-resolution MRI in diagnosis and follow-up of GCA and illustrates the potential of MRI to detect and monitor intra- and extra-cranial involvement patterns of GCA in high detail.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0770-3198
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1541-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of corticosteroid treatment on MRI findings in giant cell arteritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Medical Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. thorsten.bley@uniklinik-freiburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports