Ultrasound Technologies and the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis

Ultrasound Technologies and the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a primary autoimmune vasculitis that specifically affects medium-sized extracranial arteries, like superficial temporal arteries (TAs). The most important data to be considered for the ultrasound (US) diagnosis of temporal arteritis are stenosis, acute occlusions and “d...

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Main Authors: Dragoș Cătălin Jianu, Silviana Nina Jianu, Traian Flavius Dan, Georgiana Munteanu, Claudiu Dumitru Bîrdac, Andrei Gheorghe Marius Motoc, Any Docu Axelerad, Ligia Petrica, Anca Elena Gogu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
giant cell arteritis (GCA)
“dark halo” sign
color Doppler imaging (CDI) of the orbital vessels
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/12/1801

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