Imaging is important in the diagnosis of aortic arch disease. Echocardiography is the test of choice. It possess minimal risk, can be performed at the bedside without sedation and provides a complete ...

CT angiography successfully showed improvements made by glucocorticoid treatment in patients with giant-cell arteritis who presented with large-vessel vasculitis, according to researchers from the ...

Even in challenging cases, CT angiography offers an accurate and rapid diagnosis for blunt trauma victims who may have aortic or great vessel injury negating the need for more invasive procedures, ...

The use of noninvasive imaging (magnetic resonance angiography or computed tomographic angiography) should be individualized. Prior to the stent procedure, a complete evaluation of the aortic arch as ...

A 44 year-old woman presented with the acute onset of an expressive aphasia, a severe right hemiplegia, and left gaze deviation. She had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with a lupus ...