It has been alternatively called cranial arteritis or temporal arteritis, reflecting the most commonly affected vessels. However, this terminology minimizes the systemic nature of this vasculitis ...

Numerous studies, including a meta-analysis, have been published on the use of temporal-artery ultrasonography for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis ... anatomic images by detecting the ...

Also known as temporal arteritis, GCA causes inflammation of the temporal and other cranial arteries, the aorta and additional large and medium arteries. The disease typically affects people aged over ...

The most specific finding is tender or thickened temporal arteries with decreased ... or rarely over the orbits. Giant cell arteritis is a systemic vasculitis and careful attention should be ...