B-flow ultrasound in a case of giant cell arteritis

Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Nov;26(11):1955-7. doi: 10.1007/s10067-007-0584-3. Epub 2007 Feb 17.

Abstract

We present the case of a 75-year-old woman with suspected giant cell arteritis. In the diagnostic procedure, we used B-flow ultrasound, a non-Doppler technology for blood flow imaging. The advantages of this technique and its possible role in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arteries / pathology
  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis*
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Temporal Arteries / pathology
  • Ultrasonography / instrumentation
  • Ultrasonography / methods*