ReviewNeuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press)2019
Systematic Review of the Yield of Temporal Artery Biopsy for Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis.
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- Correlation of vascular enhancement on MRI and clinical manifestations in patients with GCA.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2026Article
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- Designing a workshop for a temporal artery biopsy simulation.Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO · 2025Article
- Clinical, laboratory, and orbital imaging features of giant cell arteritis in comparison to non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropath: a single center case series.Frontiers in ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Development of a simple standardized scoring system for assessing large vessel vasculitis by 18F-FDG PET-CT and differentiation from atherosclerosis.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2023Article
- Optimizing the use of temporal artery biopsy: a retrospective study.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2023Article
- Utilization of the Revised American College of Rheumatology (rACR) Scoring to Avoid Unnecessary Temporal Artery Biopsies-A Case Series.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Diagnosis of giant cell arteritis by temporal artery biopsy is associated with biopsy length.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Role of temporal artery resection in Horton's arteritis (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Review
- Diagnostic Approaches for Large Vessel Vasculitides.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2021Review
- Neural network and logistic regression diagnostic prediction models for giant cell arteritis: development and validation.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
- Temporal artery biopsy: A technical guide and review of its importance and indications.Survey of ophthalmologyReview
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the positive yield (utility rate) of temporal artery biopsy (TAB) in patients with suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA). STUDY
designSystematic review (CRD42017078508) and meta-regression. MATERIALS AND
methodsAll articles concerning TAB for suspected GCA with English language abstracts from 1998 to 2017 were retrieved. Articles were excluded if they exclusively reported positive TAB, or only cases of known GCA. Where available, the pre-specified predictors of age, sex, vision symptoms, jaw claudication, duration of steroid treatment prior to TAB, specimen length, bilateral TAB, and use of ultrasound/MRI (imaging) were recorded for meta-regression.
resultsOne hundred and thirteen articles met eligibility criteria. The
conclusionsSystematic review revealed high heterogeneity in the yield of TAB. The median utility rate of 25% and its interquartile range provides a benchmark for decisions regarding the under/overutilization of TAB and aids in the evaluation of non-invasive alternatives for the investigation of GCA.
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