Haruki Nonaka, Masahiro Tahara, Kazuya Sanada, Mio Okano, Yuko Morikawa, Takayuki Yoshiura, Tetsuya Nitta, Kotaro Urayama, Masami Yoneyama, Naoyuki Imada, Tomoyasu Sato
BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis; systemic arteries other than the coronary arteries should therefore also be evaluated. This study investigated the feasibility of evaluating coronary aneurysms, systemic artery aneurysms (SAAs), and cerebrovascular diseases in patients with KD using non-contrast magnetic resonance angiography (NC-MRA). METHODS: Coronary artery protocols, including coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and vessel wall imaging, were performed in 57 examinations of 28 patients...
2023: Pediatrics International: Official Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society