Temporal Artery Ultrasound to Diagnose Giant Cell Arteritis: A Practical Guide.
Doppler
Giant cell arteritis
Temporal arteries
Ultrasound
Journal
Ultrasound in medicine & biology
ISSN: 1879-291X
Titre abrégé: Ultrasound Med Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410553
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2021
02 2021
Historique:
received:
16
04
2020
revised:
05
10
2020
accepted:
06
10
2020
pubmed:
5
11
2020
medline:
20
8
2021
entrez:
4
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The diagnostic modalities for giant cell arteritis (GCA) have evolved significantly in recent years. Among the different diagnostic tools developed, Doppler ultrasound of the temporal arteries, with a sensitivity and specificity reaching 69% and 82%, respectively, is now recognized as superior and, therefore, is a first-line diagnostic tool in GCA. Moreover, with the increasing development of new ultrasound technologies, the accuracy of Doppler ultrasound in GCA seems to be constantly improving. In this article, we describe in detail the scanning technique to perform while realizing Doppler ultrasound of temporal arteries to assess GCA, as well as the diagnostic performance of this tool according to current literature.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33143971
pii: S0301-5629(20)30446-4
doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.10.004
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
201-213Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.