Comparison of diagnostic efficacy of different classification criteria for Takayasu arteritis in Chinese patients

• Published in: Beijing da xue xue bao. Journal of Peking University. Yi xue ban Vol. 54; no. 6; p. 1128
• Main Authors: Cao, R J, Yao, Z Q, Jiao, P Q, Cui, L G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 18-12-2022
• Subjects: Atherosclerosis; Constriction, Pathologic; East Asian People; Humans; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Retrospective Studies; Takayasu Arteritis - diagnostic imaging; Sensitivity and specificity; Diagnosis; Takayasu arteritis; China
• ISSN: 1671-167X
• DOI: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2022.06.012

To compare the diagnostic efficiency of the 1990 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for Takayasu arteritis (TA) and the 2022 ACR classification criteria for TA in Chinese populations.
The clinical and imaging data of TA patients and patients with arterial stenosis or occlusion caused by atherosclerosis who were admitted to Peking University Third Hospital from May 2012 to May 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical diagnosis of TA by two rheumatologists were defined as the gold standard. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, accuracy and the area under the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve (AUC) of the above two classification criteria were compared. In addition, this study also attempted to apply new imaging modalities, such as color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS), computed tomography angiography (CTA), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tom