Limited value of temporal artery ultrasonography examinations for diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: Analysis of 77 subjects

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2326-2330

  Maldini, Carla ^a   Dépinay Dhellemmes, Caroline ^a   Tra, Thi T S ^a   Chauveau, Michel ^a   Allanore, Yannick ^a   Gossec, Laure ^a   Terrasse, Geneviève ^a   Guillevin, Loïc ^a   Coste, Joël ^a   Mahr, Alfred ^a  

^a Hospital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Giant cell arteritis; Halo; Sensitivity; Specificity; Temporal artery ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 78149256493     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100353     Document Type: Article

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