Abstracts tagged "radiology and takayasu arteritis"

Abstract Number: 825 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Radiological Disease Activity Is the Major Determinant for Physicians While Deciding Active Disease in Takayasu Arteritis
Gokce Kenar¹, Sedanur Karaman², Pinar Cetin³, Handan Yarkan⁴, Berrin Zengin¹, Gercek Can¹, Merih Birlik⁵ and Fatos Onen¹, ¹Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ²Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul Universty, izmir, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Dumlupınar University School of Medicine, Kutahya, Turkey, ⁴Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey, ⁵Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, izmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose:There are no valid followup parameters in the assessment of disease activity in Takayasu arteritis(TA).We investigated the impact of incorporation of vascular imaging into ITAS…
Abstract Number: 3060 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
The Assessment of Disease Activity in Takayasu Arteritis; Six Years Experience from a Single Center
Handan Yarkan¹, Sedanur Karaman², Pinar Cetin¹, Servet Akar³, Aytac Gulcu⁴, Ahmet Yigit Goktay⁴, Gercek Can¹, Merih Birlik¹, Nurullah Akkoc⁵ and Fatos Onen¹, ¹Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ²Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Izmir Katip Celebi University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ⁴Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to analyze the activity parameters that affect the physicians global opinion (PGO) in TA. Methods: The data of…
Abstract Number: 3069 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Long Term Follow-up Results of Endovascular Repair in the Management of Arterial Stenosis Caused By Takayasu Arteritis
Aytac Gulcu¹, Naciye Sinem Gezer¹, Pinar Cetin², Servet Akar³, Nurullah Akkoc⁴, Ahmet Yigit Goktay¹ and Fatos Onen², ¹Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ²Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Izmir Katip Celebi University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic arteritis of the aorta and its major branches. Patients may require endovascular repair in long term follow up.…