Can Ultrasound Replace Temporal Artery Biopsy for Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis?

J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Jun 1;44(2):273-279. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000002132. Epub 2024 Mar 29.

Authors

Steffen Hamann¹, Edsel B Ing, Andrew G Lee, Gregory P Van Stavern

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology (SH), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences (EI), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Chair of Ophthalmology (AGL), Blanton Eye Institute, Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (GPVS), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.

PMID: 38551663
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000002132

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MeSH terms

Biopsy / methods
Giant Cell Arteritis* / diagnosis
Giant Cell Arteritis* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Temporal Arteries* / diagnostic imaging
Temporal Arteries* / pathology
Ultrasonography / methods