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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At the Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology, Lee and Susan Mollan, MBChB, FRCOphth, PhD, debated this ...

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 ...

PARIS — For the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis, cranial ultrasound is more sensitive than temporal artery biopsy, new research shows. "Giant cell arteritis can cause serious problems but is very ...

Temporal artery biopsy has been the standard for diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA), but vascular ultrasound, a procedure that's less invasive, less time-intensive, less expensive, and more ...

Dr Elisa Fernández-Fernández presented a study looking at the validity of existing EULAR recommendations on the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of GCA – specifically colour doppler ultrasound (CDUS ...

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 ...

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 ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory condition that causes widespread pain, stiffness, or aching in the large muscle groups, especially around the shoulders, hips, lower back, neck, and ...

A new study presented for the first time today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014), shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery ...