Table 3 Vessel wall changes of each arterial segment (N = 284) grouped according to different imaging findings
Arterial Segments | PET+ (VS = III) | MRA+ (T + E) | Group 1 PET+MRA+ | Group 2 PET+MRA− | Group 3 PET−MRA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RCC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
LCC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Right vertebral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Left vertebral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ascending aorta* | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Aortic arch | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Descending aorta | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Innominate | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Right subclavian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Left subclavian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Celiac trunk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Superior mesenteric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Abdominal aorta | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Right renal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Left renal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Right iliac | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Left iliac | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Number of arterial segments | 35 | 26 | 7 | 28 | 19 |