Cardiovascular diseases are a leading health concern in Hong Kong, prompting many to undergo regular heart check-ups for ...

Aim: To establish the histological and immunohistochemical parameters that are helpful in recognising temporal arteritis in patients who have been treated with steroids before biopsy, and to analyse ...

Objective: Chronic inflammatory diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis are associated with accelerated atherosclerosis. We hypothesised that atherosclerosis may ...

Objective: Open label studies have suggested that tumour necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists led to sustained improvement and corticosteroid sparing effect in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA).

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Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis are related autoimmune conditions that occur primarily in older adults. This review highlights recent advances in their diagnosis and management.

What does this study add? US and MRI of the superficial temporal artery reveal a good performance for the diagnosis of cranial giant cell arteritis (GCA) with pooled sensitivities of 77% and 73%, ...

Facing the prevalence of mental disorders around the world, the burden of healthcare services becomes increasingly imminent. To lessen patients' suffering, the timely diagnosis and therapy of mental ...

Temporal artery biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis of GCA and is desirable in all cases. Other tests being used as surrogate imaging are: ultrasonography, fluorodeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET ...

A new method to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of synthetic transmit aperture imaging is investigated. The approach utilizes multiple elements to emulate a spherical wave, and the ...

BlackSky unveils wide-area imaging satelliteWASHINGTON — BlackSky, a provider of satellite imagery and analytics, announced plans to develop a new type of Earth observation satellite designed to ...