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Takayasu arteritis: Utility and limitations of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis and treatment

  1. Elisa Tso,
  2. Scott D. Flamm,
  3. Richard D. White,
  4. Paulo R. Schvartzman,
  5. Edward Mascha,
  6. Gary S. Hoffman*

Article first published online: 6 JUN 2002

DOI: 10.1002/art.10251

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 46, Issue 6, pages 1634–1642, June 2002

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Tso, E., Flamm, S. D., White, R. D., Schvartzman, P. R., Mascha, E. and Hoffman, G. S. (2002), Takayasu arteritis: Utility and limitations of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis and treatment. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 46: 1634–1642. doi: 10.1002/art.10251

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  1. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

*Center for Vasculitis Care and Research, Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 JUN 2002
  2. Article first published online: 6 JUN 2002
  3. Manuscript Received: 17 APR 2001
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 11 JAN 2001

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  • Mr. and Mrs. David Hertz
  • Harold C. Schott Foundation

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