A CT scan of the chest and abdomen showed mild interstitial pulmonary edema and small bilateral pleural effusions. The main pulmonary artery was enlarged at 30.9 mm in diameter, and there was a ...

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 ...

A patient with long-standing resistant polymyalgia rheumatica that evolved into giant cell arteritis. (A) CT scan, (B) flurodeoxyglucose-PET and (C) PET–CT fusion of A and B, showing uptake in ...

All diagnoses of giant cell arteritis made through temporal artery ultrasound were unchanged at 1 month — ... including full-body CT scan and a multidisciplinary decision-making process.

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.

She then underwent a left temporal artery biopsy that was negative for arteritis. The patient was started on prednisone by her primary care doctor at 20 mg per day and her ESR went down to 60.

Takayasu arteritis is diagnosed using imaging studies like angiography, CT scan and MRI. The patient is treated with corticosteroids and drugs that suppress immunity.

CT angiography successfully showed improvements made by glucocorticoid treatment in patients with giant-cell arteritis who presented with large-vessel vasculitis, according to researchers from the ...

GCA, sometimes referred to as temporal arteritis, is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in adults. It typically occurs in people over age 50, with a peak in the mid 70s, and is more ...