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.

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 shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery biopsy, and a comparable specificity in the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis.

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 ...

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

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

Positive findings with color Doppler ultrasound were enough to diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA) accurately without need for confirmation with temporal artery biopsy (TAB), a prospective study ...

All the recruited patients underwent ultrasound examination of both temporal arteries. The findings on ultrasound were compared with the results of the histological specimens in group 1.

His ophthalmologist attributed this to a central retinal artery occlusion secondary to atrial fibrillation. During the performance of the ultrasound for the fundus lesion, the patient mentioned the ...

It often occurs in association with polymyalgia rheumatica. The condition can be diagnosed clinically, with imaging such as temporal artery ultrasound, or with temporal artery biopsy.

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 ultrasound scans can be ...

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 ...