Follow-up CT Evaluation of the Mural Changes in Active Takayasu Arteritis

We wanted to evaluate the mural changes by CT on the follow-up examination of patients with active Takayasu arteritis.The study included 18 patients, (4 males and 14 females), with active Takayasu arteritis. A total of 44 CT examinations were done during the follow-up period (mean: 55.6 months). At the time of the last follow-up CT, the disease, on the basis of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), was found to be inactive in five patients...