The use of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of suspected giant cell arteritis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1595-1596

  Brannan, S O ^a   Cheung, D ^a   Murray, P I ^a   Dewar, C ^a   Guest, P ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 9644255548     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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