It has been alternatively called cranial arteritis or temporal arteritis, reflecting the most commonly affected vessels. However, this terminology minimizes the systemic nature of this vasculitis ...

Both polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA ... specific laboratory parameter exists for diagnosis of PMR. Imaging techniques such as ultrasonography, MRI or 18 F ...

Numerous studies, including a meta-analysis, have been published on the use of temporal-artery ultrasonography ... The Doppler effect is combined with real-time imaging. The information from ...