Can Imaging Replace Biopsy for GCA Diagnosis? — Ultrasound, PET/CT may offer advantages by Howard Wolinsky, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today October 22, 2018 ...

Specialists at the Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah discuss the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA), and research into ophthalmic ultrasound as a more accessible ...

Cranial ultrasound may replace temporal artery biopsy in diagnosis of giant cell arteritis Non-invasive test more sensitive and equally specific compared to current gold standard ...

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Key takeaways: 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 ...

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Using cranial ultrasound can provide greater sensitivity in the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) compared to temporal artery biopsy, a new study presented at the European League Against ...

PARIS — For the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis, cranial ultrasound is more sensitive than temporal artery biopsy, new research shows. "Giant cell arteritis can cause serious problems but is ...

Temporal artery biopsy samples from GCA patients showed heightened expression of p16 and p21 proteins, both considered drivers of cellular senescence, relative to age-matched controls, ...

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 ...

A new study presented for the first time today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014), shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery ...