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Temporal artery ultrasound, EULAR criteria reliable diagnostics for giant cell arteritis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Temporal artery ultrasound and EULAR score are reliable means for diagnosing giant cell ...
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Ultrasound-Aided Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis Proves Accurate, Avoids Biopsy

Temporal artery ultrasound alone was sufficient to accurately diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA) in over half of patients in a new prospective study. The findings provide further evidence that ...
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Vascular ultrasound may offer first-line alternative for diagnosing giant cell arteritis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vascular ultrasound, using high-end equipment and optimized settings, may be an effective replacement for ...
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Imaging-Only Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis Is Feasible

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 ...
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Being Open to Alternatives Leads to a Giant Cell Arteritis Diagnosis

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 past several days. His ...
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Temporal artery ultrasound in the real-time diagnosis of stroke of the eye

In Avasarala's analysis of more than 700 patients, TAUS was the strongest independent predictor of a correct GCA diagnosis—outperforming the traditional temporal artery biopsy, which is invasive, time ...