For the diagnosis of GCA the ACR classification criteria are still used, but are less helpful for classifying GCA without temporal arteritis. Comments 3090D553-9492-4563-8681-AD288FA52ACE ...

EULAR – The European Alliance of Rheumatology Associations – together with the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), developed and validated new classification criteria for giant cell arteritis.

The final 2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for Takayasu arteritis. Credit: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2022). DOI: 10.1136/ard-2022-223482 ...

ACR criteria for GCA were used to classify patients. Ultrasound reports were independently classified according to whether there was evidence of an arteritis or not.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Temporal artery ultrasound and EULAR score are reliable means for diagnosing giant cell arteritis, Mercy Bechtold, MD, said during her presentation at Kiawah Eye.

Relying on ACR criteria alone would therefore be leaving patients at risk of missing out on potentially sight-saving steroid treatment, or of being treated with high dose steroids unnecessarily.

The American College of Rheumatology and EULAR have updated classification criteria for five types of large- and small-vessel vasculitis, driven in part by advances in diagnostic imaging ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disorder manifested principally by stiffness of the neck, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle; giant-cell (or temporal) arteritis affects the cranial branch ...

Cranial Ultrasound Better in Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis Compared to Temporal Artery Biopsy. by Kathy Jones on Jun 12 2014 11:06 PM.

For the diagnosis of GCA the ACR classification criteria are still used, but are less helpful for classifying GCA without temporal arteritis. Figure 1. Diagnostic approaches for polymyalgia ...

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 ...