Bilaterally, the territory of the temporal arteries was fully examined and images recorded from any abnormal segments ... undergo temporal artery biopsy. The findings on ultrasound were compared ...

Temporal artery ultrasound alone was sufficient to accurately ... Clinical signs of GCA (abnormal temporal arteries, scalp hyperesthesia, jaw claudication, or vision loss) General signs of GCA ...

His ophthalmologist attributed this to a central retinal artery occlusion secondary to atrial fibrillation. During the performance of the ultrasound ... normal orbital blood flow (left) and minimal ...

A normal CRP makes GCA much less likely ... The diagnosis of GCA is usually confirmed by temporal artery biopsy; in some centres temporal artery ultrasound may be done as well as, or instead of, a ...

SEVILLE, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective, Andrew G. Lee, MD, discusses whether temporal artery ultrasound can be used in place of temporal artery biopsy in the diagnosis of giant cell ...

GCA diagnoses made via temporal artery ultrasound were maintained at 1 month and 2 years. Ultrasound may speed up diagnostics and reduce need for biopsy and potential resulting complications.

Guillaume Denis, M.D., from the Center Hospitalier Rochefort in France, and colleagues assessed a diagnostic strategy for GCA using color Doppler ultrasound of the temporal artery as a first-line ...

Temporal artery biopsy has been the standard for diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA), but vascular ultrasound, a procedure that's less invasive, less time-intensive, less expensive, and more ...

Normal flow through the unaffected middle cerebral artery is ... waves through the temporal bone of cadaver skulls caused an energy loss of 65 to 90 percent due to ultrasound accumulation in ...