The Diagnostic Performance of an Extended Ultrasound Protocol in Patients With Clinically Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis

The Diagnostic Performance of an Extended Ultrasound Protocol in Patients With Clinically Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis

ObjectiveTo evaluate the diagnostic performance of an extended ultrasound protocol in patients referred under the suspicion of giant cell arteritis (GCA).MethodsConsecutive patients with suspected GCA were examined with an extended color duplex ultrasound (CDU) protocol during a period of 2 years. T...

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Main Authors: Johan Skoog, Christina Svensson, Per Eriksson, Christopher Sjöwall, Helene Zachrisson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
giant cell (temporal) arteritis
color duplex ultrasound
large vessel vasculitis
diagnostic imaging
IMT (intimal medial thickness)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.807996/full

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