Use of colour duplex ultrasound to diagnose giant cell arteritis in a case of visual loss of uncertain aetiology

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 919, 2004, Pages 607-609

  Butteriss, D J A ^a   Clarke, L ^b   Dayan, M ^b   Birchall, D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LABORATORY TEST; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; TEMPORAL ARTERY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 4344576462     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/22460193     Document Type: Article

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