An ultrasound study showed abnormalities in the temporal artery in 93% of 30 patients with giant cell arteritis. 12 Contrast-enhanced MRI of the superficial cranial arteries may be an adjunct to other ...

The diagnosis of giant-cell arteritis is considered on the basis of the medical history, clinical evaluation, and laboratory and imaging tests, and it is confirmed on the basis of histologic findings.

Utility of standard diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for the identification of ischemic optic neuropathy in giant cell arteritis Article Open access 03 October 2022 ...

Temporal artery biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis of GCA and is desirable in all cases. Other tests being used as surrogate imaging are: ultrasonography, fluorodeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disorder manifested principally by stiffness of the neck, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle; giant-cell (or temporal) arteritis affects the cranial branch ...

Explore causes, symptoms and diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis and Temporal Arteritis including headache, vision loss and jaw pain linked to artery inflammation ...

Temporal artery biopsy has been the standard for diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA), but vascular ultrasound, a procedure that's less invasive, less time-intensive, less expensive, and more ...

All diagnoses of giant cell arteritis made through temporal artery ultrasound were unchanged at 1 month — and at 2 years, for those with available data — in a study published in Annals of ...

Giant cell arteritis, also called temporal arteritis, is a disease that causes your arteries -- blood vessels that carry oxygen from your heart to the rest of your body -- to become inflamed. It ...

Biopsy of the temporal artery may be negative Biopsy of the temporal artery is the main diagnostic tool, but is not without limitations. Granulomatous inflammation is often patchy, and ...

Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) or Temporal Arteritis is a condition where arteries those supplying to the head region get inflamed. The causes of Temporal Arteritis are not known.