ArticleRheumatology advances in practice2019
Diagnostic performance and utility of very high-resolution ultrasonography in diagnosing giant cell arteritis of the temporal artery.
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- Halo sign on temporal artery ultrasound versus temporal artery biopsy for giant cell arteritis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Diagnostic Accuracy of Symptoms, Physical Signs, and Laboratory Tests for Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA internal medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Relationship of carotid wall layers with noninvasively-measured central hemodynamic parameters and local circumferential wall tension.Journal of human hypertension · 2026Article
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- Optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) represents a novel technique for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis.Eye (London, England) · 2024Article
- What is new in imaging to assist in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis and Takayasu's arteritis since the EULAR and ACR/VF recommendations?Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Ultrasound for the Detection of Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Case and Validation Series.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Current progress in clinical, molecular, and genetic aspects of adult fibromuscular dysplasia.Cardiovascular research · 2022Review
- Looking ahead: giant-cell arteritis in 10 years time.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2022Review
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- Clinical Experience With a Multidisciplinary Model of Vascular Ultrasound for the Evaluation for Giant Cell Arteritis.ACR open rheumatology · 2021Article
- Monitoring and long-term management of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveVery-high resolution US (VHRU; 55 MHz) provides improved resolution and could provide non-invasive diagnostic information in GCA of the temporal artery. The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic utility of VHRU-derived intima thickness (VHRU-IT) in comparison to high-resolution US halo-to-Doppler ratio (HRU-HDR) in patients referred for temporal artery biopsy.
methodsVHRU and HRU of the temporal artery were performed before a biopsy procedure in 78 prospectively recruited consecutive patients who had received glucocorticoid treatment for a median of 8 days (interquartile range 0-13 days) before imaging. Based on the final diagnosis and biopsy findings, the study population was divided into the following four groups: non GCA (
resultsBoth VHRU and HRU were useful for identifying subjects with TMI, with VHRU outperforming HRU (area under curve: VHRU-IT 0.99, 95% CI 0.97, 1.00; HRU-HDR 0.74, 95% CI 0.52, 0.96;
conclusionIn suspected GCA, VHRU allows non-invasive real-time imaging of TMI manifestations of the temporal artery wall. VHRU-derived intimal thickness measurement seems to be more sensitive than the halo sign and HRU-HDR in detecting TMI in patients with prolonged glucocorticoid treatment.
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