Probability-based algorithm using ultrasound and additional tests for suspected GCA in a fast-track clinic

Objectives Clinical presentations of giant cell arteritis (GCA) are protean, and it is vital to make a secure diagnosis and exclude mimics for urgent referrals with suspected GCA. The main objective was to develop a joined-up, end-to-end, fast-track confirmatory/exclusionary, algorithmic process bas...

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Main Authors: Bhaskar Dasgupta, Alwin Sebastian, Abdul Kayani, Diana Prieto-Pena, Chavini Ranasinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:RMD Open
Online Access:https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/6/3/e001297.full