18 F-Flourodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET studies show inflammation of subclavian arteries in PMR patients with negative histology of temporal arteries.

Elevated ESR ≥50 mm/h Positive histology of temporal artery Temporal Artery Biopsy A biopsy of the affected temporal artery should always be attempted to increase specificity of GCA diagnosis.

Cohen, E. and Kubinak, N. (2025) A Rare Presentation of Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis in a Young Female. Surgical Science, 16, ...

Objective: To investigate the relation between temporal artery biopsy (TAB) length and diagnostic sensitivity for giant cell arteritis. Methods: Histological TAB reports generated from four hospital ...

Introduction In patients with suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA), a hypoechoic halo detected by duplex sonography (DS) around temporal arteries has been suggested to identify vessel wall ...

Causes of Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis):Giant Cell Arteritis is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy blood vessels, leading to inflammation. While ...

Are you a "temporal" or "locational" pooper? Here's what it could mean for your gut health and how you can break the habit.

If the temporal arteries had been found to show giant-cell arteritis at an earlier stage of the illness, the use of steroids might have been considered before blindness appeared. Case 2.

Manage Your Headache.By Dr. Neeladri Misra, Internist, Roseville, CA Waking up with a headache is one of the most uncomfortable feelings. According to statistics, headaches are the second most ...

Pathology is the precise study of the causes and consequences of a disease. The two major components of pathology are anatomical studies of structure and function at levels ranging from the whole ...

References 1. Rutter M, Bowley J, Lanyon PC, Grainge MJ, Pearce FA. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the incidence rate of Takayasu arteritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). (2021) 60:4982–90. doi: 10 ...