Objectives To update the evidence on imaging for diagnosis, monitoring and outcome
prediction in large vessel vasculitis (LVV) to inform the 2023 update of the European …

Importance Current clinical guidelines recommend selecting diagnostic tests for giant cell
arteritis (GCA) based on pretest probability that the disease is present, but how pretest …

Objectives Ultrasound of temporal and axillary arteries may reveal vessel wall inflammation
in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). We developed a ultrasound scoring system to …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessel vasculitis that affects cranial and extra-cranial
arteries. Extra-cranial GCA presents mainly with non-specific symptoms and the differential …

Background Giant cell arteritis is a critically ischaemic disease with protean manifestations
that require urgent diagnosis and treatment. European Alliance of Associations for …

Background Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common primary systemic vasculitis in
people 50 years of age and over, and it is considered a medical emergency due to the …

Systemic vasculitides are a group of diseases that could potentially affect any organ with
heterogeneous clinical manifestations that usually depend on the size of the most involved …

Objectives. Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in adults. In
recent years, colour Doppler ultrasound of the temporal arteries (CDU) has proven to be a …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous arteritis involving large arteries, particularly the
aorta and its major proximal branches, including the carotid and temporal arteries. GCA …

Aim To assess the diagnostic accuracy of temporal artery ultrasound compared with
temporal artery biopsy and clinical diagnosis in patients with suspected giant cell arteritis …