Steroid-responsive large vessel vasculitis: application of whole-brain 320-detector row dynamic volume CT angiography and perfusion

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Aug;30(7):1409-11. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1532. Epub 2009 Jun 25.

Abstract

A patient with suspected giant cell arteritis and prior negative findings on superficial temporal artery biopsy was evaluated with 320-detector row CT angiography (CTA) and whole-brain perfusion. Corticosteroid treatment was initiated on the basis of CT angiography findings of arteritis and a cortical perfusion deficit. The patient's symptoms and perfusion imaging findings resolved following therapy. Whole-brain CTA and imaging was helpful in the diagnosis and monitoring this patient with suspected vasculitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
  • Adult
  • Cerebral Angiography / methods*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Male
  • Perfusion Imaging / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Vasculitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vasculitis / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones