Fifty patients suspected of having giant cell arteritis (GCA) were retrospectively evaluated by using a variety of clinical measures (symptom assessment and inflammatory marker testing), temporal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Imaging techniques are poised to streamline the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis in the United ...

Out of 165 older patients in whom GCA was strongly suspected, 73 (44%) had the telltale "halo" sign on temporal artery ultrasound; and of those, the GCA diagnosis was unchanged when re-examined 2 ...

New research has revealed -- for the first time -- how the condition Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) may be caused by a certain group of white blood cells called 'neutrophils'. GCA (also known as temporal ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis, is a less common condition where people get inflammation of the arteries that go to the head and neck. Symptoms include, head ...

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 ...

Despite increasing interest in the use of various imaging modalities such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron-emission tomography, temporal artery biopsy remains the gold standard ...

Both polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and almost exclusively occur in the population aged over 50 years. After ...

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. A new study presented for the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed in March 2015 with giant cell arteritis. I was started on 60 mg of prednisone, but it has decreased steadily and I am now on 5 mg. Can you tell me what prednisone does ...

An increasing number of rheumatologists have access to ultrasound equipment that provide both color and power Doppler modes, which can be used to investigate musculoskeletal and vascular pathologies.