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Ultrasound-Aided Diagnosis of GCA Is Accurate, Avoids Biopsy

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Temporal artery ultrasound alone was sufficient to accurately diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA) in over half of patients in a new prospective study. The findings provide further evidence that “[ultrasound] of temporal arteries could really take the place of traditional temporal artery biopsy (TAB)” in patients with high clinical suspicion of GCA, lead author Guillaume […]

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Publish date : 2024-05-13 09:27:37

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