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. 2012 Oct-Dec;77(4):67–71. doi: 10.12659/pjr.883633

Table 1.

Comparison of radiological classifications of Takayasu disease according to Nasu and Numano. In Numano classification coronary or pulmonary artery involvement should be marked respectively as C(+) or P(+).

Type Nasu (1975) Numano (1994)
I Aortic arch and branches Branches of aortic arch
II Descending thoracic and abdominal aorta with branches

  1. Ascending aorta and/or aortic arch with branches

  2. Ascending aorta and/or aortic arch and/or descending thoracic aorta with branches
III Entire aorta with branches Descending thoracic and abdominal aorta and/or renal arteries
IV Any part of aorta and pulmonary arteries Abdominal aorta and/or renal arteries
V Selected aortic segment and/or its branches