Characteristics of patients with vasculitis
| Patient-No | Diagnosis | Diagnostic criteria * | Decisive diagnostic clue | Decisive diagnostic procedure | Value of MRI | Part of the diagnostic programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Diagnoses were made according to the ACR criteria for GCA, TA, or Wegener’s granulomatosis.12–14 Microscopic polyangiitis was diagnosed according to Zashin et al.15 | ||||||
| 1 | Takayasu’s arteritis | 3/6 | Claudication of the arms | Angiography | Not done | No |
| 2 | Giant cell arteritis | 3/5 | Claudication of the legs | CT chest | Not done | Yes |
| 3 | Giant cell arteritis | 2/5 | Thoracic pain | CT chest | Not done | Yes |
| 4 | Microscopic polyangiitis | 5/8 | Oedema | pANCA, kidney biopsy | Not done | Yes |
| 5 | Wegener’s granulomatosis | 2/4 | Oedema | cANCA | Not done | Yes |
| 6 | Takayasu’s arteritis | 3/6 | Myalgia of the neck | MRI aortic arch | Diagnostic | No |
| 7 | Giant cell arteritis | 4/5 | Claudication musculus masseter | Duplex sonography carotis artery | MRI normal | Yes |
| 8 | Giant cell arteritis | 3/5 | Claudication musculus masseter | MRI carotis artery | Diagnostic | No |
| 9 | Giant cell arteritis | 3/5 | Claudication musculus masseter | MRI aortic arch | Diagnostic | No |
| 10 | Giant cell arteritis | 3/5 | None | MRI aortic arch | Diagnostic | No |
| 11 | Takayasu’s arteritis | 3/6 | Aortic aneurysms | CT chest | MRI not possible because of prosthesis | Yes |