Thoracic Complications in Behçet’s Disease: Imaging Findings

Behçet’s disease (BD) causes vascular inflammation and necrosis in a wide range of organs and tissues. In the thorax, it may cause vascular complications, affecting the aorta, brachiocephalic arteries, bronchial arteries, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, capillaries, and mediastinal and thoracic...

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Published in:Canadian respiratory journal 2020-05, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-12
Main Authors: Yılmaz, Pınar Didem, Aydemir, Harun, Varol, Salih, Tunç, Recep, Ödev, Kemal, Korkmaz, Celalettin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aneurysms
Behcet's disease
Blood clots
Chest
Complications and side effects
CT imaging
Diagnosis
Diagnostic imaging
Diseases
Embolization
Erythema
Hemoptysis
Laboratories
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Mortality
Physiological aspects
Pulmonary arteries
Review
Thrombosis
Ulcers
Vein & artery diseases
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Behçet’s disease (BD) causes vascular inflammation and necrosis in a wide range of organs and tissues. In the thorax, it may cause vascular complications, affecting the aorta, brachiocephalic arteries, bronchial arteries, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, capillaries, and mediastinal and thoracic inlet veins. In BD, chest radiograph is commonly used for the initial assessment of pulmonary symptoms and complications and for follow-up and establishment of the response to treatment. With the advancement of helical or multislice computed tomography (CT) technologies, such noninvasive imaging techniques have been employed for the diagnosis of vascular lesions, vascular complications, and pulmonary parenchymal manifestations of BD. CT scan (especially, CT angiography) has been used to determine the presence and severity of pulmonary complications without resorting to more invasive procedures, in conjunction with gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional (3D) gradient-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with the subtraction of arterial phase images. These radiologic methods have characteristics that are complementary to each other in diagnosis of the thoracic complications in BD. 3D ultrashort echo time (UTE) MR imaging (MRI) could potentially yield superior image quality for pulmonary vessels and lung parenchyma when compared with breath-hold 3D MR angiography.
ISSN:1198-2241
1916-7245
DOI:10.1155/2020/4649081