Behcet’s Disease: Radiologic Diagnosis
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The diagnosis is primarily based on clinical criteria because there are no specific diagnostic laboratory tests available and because of the non-specificity of the histopathologic findings. The multiorgan involvement of Behcet’s disease can be characterized. Here we will describe the radiological findings consisting of pulmonary, cardiovascular, neurologic, and abdominal involvement in Behcet’s disease. Cetin Celenk1*, Lutfi Incesu2 and Mehmet Selim Nural3 1Department of Radiology, Director of Thoracic Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey 2Department of Radiology, Director of Neuro Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey 3Department of Radiology, Director of Abdominal Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey *Corresponding author: Cetin Celenk, Department of Radiology, Director of Thoracic Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey, Email: [email protected]
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