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Polyarteritis nodosa: MDCT as a “One-Stop Shop” Modality for Whole-Body Arterial Evaluation

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Polyarteritis nodosa is a rare disease, which is characterized by aneurysm formation and occlusion in the arteries of multiple systems. Due to its extensive involvement, whole-body evaluation is necessary for diagnosis and treatment monitoring. We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa using multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) as a “one-stop shop” modality for whole-body arterial evaluation. With precise protocol design, MDCT can be used as a reliable noninvasive modality providing comprehensive whole-body arterial evaluation.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Taichung Harbor Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan, ROC

    Wei-Lin Tsai, I-Chen Tsai & Tain Lee

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Medical College of Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan, ROC

    Wei-Lin Tsai, I-Chen Tsai & Tain Lee

  3. Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan, ROC

    Wei-Lin Tsai, I-Chen Tsai & Tain Lee

  4. Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan, ROC

    Wei-Lin Tsai, I-Chen Tsai & Tain Lee

  5. Department of Radiology, Wanciao Veterans Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC

    Wei-Lin Tsai

  6. Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

    Chia-Wei Hsieh

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Tsai, WL., Tsai, IC., Lee, T. et al. Polyarteritis nodosa: MDCT as a “One-Stop Shop” Modality for Whole-Body Arterial Evaluation. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 31 (Suppl 2), 26–29 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9059-9

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