1T magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: Comparison with ultrasonography and physical examination of temporal arteries

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3 SUPPL. 49, 2008, Pages

  Ghinoi, Alessandra ^a   Zuccoli, Giulio ^a   Nicolini, Alberto ^a   Pipitone, Nicolò ^a   Macchioni, Luigi ^a   Bajocchi, Gian Luigi ^a   Nicoli, Franco ^a   Silingardi, Mauro ^a   Catanoso, Maria Grazia ^a   Boiardi, Luigi ^a   Salvarani, Carlo ^a  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duplex ultrasonography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Temporal arteritis; Temporal artery biopsy; Temporal artery inspection

Indexed keywords

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

EID: 52049090832     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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