ReviewRheumatology (Oxford, England)2018
The use of ultrasound to assess giant cell arteritis: review of the current evidence and practical guide for the rheumatologist.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.
- Giant cell arteritis-related cerebrovascular ischemic events: a French retrospective study of 271 patients, systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2023Pooled it
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Noncerebral Vasculitis.Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR · 2021Guideline
- European Headache Federation recommendations for neurologists managing giant cell arteritis.The journal of headache and pain · 2020Pooled it
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- Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography in Large-Vessel Vasculitis Compatible With Takayasu Arteritis Presenting Intracranial Involvement and Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia: A Case Report.Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2026Article
- An in-depth comparison of vascular inflammation on ultrasound, FDG-PET/CT and MRI in patients with suspected giant cell arteritis.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025Article
- Histopathology reporting of temporal artery biopsy specimens for giant cell arteritis: results of a modified Delphi study.Journal of clinical pathology · 2024Article
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- Color Doppler Eye Ultrasonography in giant cell arteritis: differential diagnosis between arteritic and non-arteritic sudden blindness.Journal of ultrasound · 2023Article
- Comparison of temporal artery ultrasound versus biopsy in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis.Eye (London, England) · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Arterial Histopathology and microRNA Expression That Underlie Ultrasonography Findings in Temporal Arteries of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Updates on the diagnosis and monitoring of giant cell arteritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
- Autoimmune disease of head and neck, imaging, and clinical review.The neuroradiology journal · 2022Review
- [Diagnostics and treatment of giant cell arteritis].Der Nervenarzt · 2022Review
- Validity of the EULAR recommendations on the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis.RMD open · 2022Article
- Looking ahead: giant-cell arteritis in 10 years time.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2022Review
- Ultrasound Technologies and the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis.Biomedicines · 2021Review
- Dysregulated Expression of Arterial MicroRNAs and Their Target Gene Networks in Temporal Arteries of Treatment-Naïve Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- A 78-year-old female with severe tongue pain: benefit of modern ultrasound.BMC medical imaging · 2021Article
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Abstract
Colour duplex sonography (CDS) of temporal arteries and large vessels is an emerging diagnostic tool for GCA. CDS can detect wall oedema, known as a halo, throughout the length of the vessel and shows higher sensitivity compared with biopsy. Specificity reaches 100% in case of bilateral halos. A positive compression sign has been demonstrated to be a robust marker with excellent inter-observer agreement. The assessment of other large vessels, particularly the axillary arteries, is recognized to further increase the sensitivity and to reliably represent extra-cranial involvement in other areas. Nevertheless, CDS use is still not widespread in routine clinical practice and requires skilled sonographers. Moreover, its role in the follow-up of patients still needs to be defined. The aim of this review is to provide the current evidence and technical parameters to support the rheumatologist in the CDS evaluation of patients with suspected GCA.
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