Systemic Vasculitis Imaging Features /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hendaoui, Lotfi (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Stanson, Anthony W. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bouhaouala, M. Habib (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Joffre, Francis (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Σειρά: Medical Radiology,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Angiology.; Cardiology.; Vascular surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.; Vascular Surgery.

Vasculitis is a clinicopathologic process characterized by inflammation of and damage to blood vessels. Vessels of any type and size in any organ can be affected, resulting in a wide range of signs and symptoms. While patients with systemic vasculitis are relatively uncommon in vascular practice, a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Section I: Systemic Vasculitis: Historical Background
• Nomenclature and Current Classifications
• Anatomy and Histopathology.-Immunology
• Medical Imaging Methods (Procedures)
• Diagnostic and Therapeutic (Approach) Principles
• Section II: Involving Predominatly Large Vessels: Giant Cell Arteritis
• Takayasu’s Arteritis.-Cogan Syndrom
• Behçet’s Disease
• Section III: Vasculitis Involving Predominatly MediumVessels: Polyarteritis Nodosa
• Thrombo-Angiitis Obliterans (Buerger’s Disease)
• Kawasaki Disease
• Central Nervous System Primitive Angiitis.-Mesenteric Inflammatory Veno-Occlusive Disease
• Section IV: Vasculitis Involving Predominatly Small Vessels: Wegener’ Granulomatosis
• Henoch-Schönlein Purpura.-Churg-Strauss Syndrom
• Section V: Secondary Vasculitis (Associated Disease): Vasculitis Associated with Connective Tissue Disease (SLE, R.A.)
• Vasculitis Associated with Infection, Other Inflammatory Disease and Iatrogenic Disease
• Section VI: Auto Evaluation: Test
• Clinical Cases.