Sonographic and clinical pattern of extracranial and cranial giant cell arteritis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-236

  Czihal, M ^a   Zanker, S ^a   Rademacher, A ^a   Tato F ^a   Kuhlencordt, P J ^a   Schulze Koops, H ^a   Hoffmann, U ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL ARTERY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AXILLARY ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 84856293159     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2011.641581     Document Type: Article

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