KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Temporal artery ultrasound and EULAR score are reliable means for diagnosing giant cell arteritis, Mercy Bechtold, MD, said during her presentation at Kiawah Eye.

Cranial ultrasound may replace temporal artery biopsy in diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 06 / 140612085351.htm.

All diagnoses of giant cell arteritis made through temporal artery ultrasound were unchanged at 1 month — and at 2 years, for those with available data — in a study published in Annals of ...

A new study presented for the first time today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014), shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery ...

Temporal artery biopsy has been the standard for diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA), but vascular ultrasound, a procedure that's less invasive, less time-intensive, less expensive, and more ...

Using cranial ultrasound can provide greater sensitivity in the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) compared to temporal artery biopsy, a new study presented at the European League Against ...

Temporal artery ultrasound is a noninvasive procedure, which allows a significant length of the arteries to be examined bilaterally and repeatably. At present, ...

Source Reference: Denis G, et al "Diagnostic strategy using color Doppler ultrasound of temporal arteries in patients with high clinical suspicion of giant cell arteritis: a prospective cohort ...

By Roger P. Harrie, MD. A 78-year-old man was referred for an ultrasound of his right eye to evaluate a small choroidal nevus. He also mentioned almost total loss of vision in his left eye over the ...

Temporal arteritis. The ultrasound image of an inflamed temporal artery is characterized by a number of features (Figure 2 and Box 3). 24 With regard to machine settings, temporal-artery ...

When attached to a volunteer’s temporal window (in front of the ear), the patch could insonate the terminal internal carotid artery (TICA), which delivers blood from the neck to the major arteries in ...

A new study presented for the first time today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014), shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery ...