- ►nejm.org C Salvarani, F Cantini, GG Hunder - The Lancet, 2008 - Elsevier Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis are closely related disorders
that affect people of middle age and older. They frequently occur together. Both
are syndromes of unknown cause, but genetic and environmental factors might ... Cited by 391 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 28 versions
M Karahaliou, G Vaiopoulos, S Papaspyrou, M … - Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2006 - biomedcentral.com Although a temporal artery biopsy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of
giant cell arteritis (GCA), there is considerable evidence that characteristic
signs demonstrated by colour duplex sonography (CDS) of the temporal ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - Cached - BL Direct - All 10 versions
- ►ajnr.org TA Bley, M Uhl, J Carew, M Markl, D Schmidt … - American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2007 - Am Soc Neuroradiology MATERIALS AND METHODS: Contrast-enhanced, high-resolution MR imaging was
performed on 64 consecutive patients with suspected giant cell arteritis. Mural
thickness, lumen diameter, and a mural contrast enhancement score were ... Cited by 17 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org N Pipitone, A Versari, C Salvarani - Rheumatology, 2008 - Br Soc Rheumatology Imaging studies play a central role in diagnosing and monitoring giant-cell and
Takayasu arteritis. Deep, large vessels can be examined by CT or MRI, while
colour Doppler ultrasound and MRI have been used with promising results to ... Cited by 15 - Related articles - All 3 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org J Lenton, R Donnelly, JR Nash - Qjm, 2006 - Oxford Univ Press Background: Temporal arteritis (TA) is the commonest form of primary vasculitis.
Symptoms are variable, and therefore the diagnosis (or exclusion) of TA is often
difficult. Surgeons are frequently asked to perform a temporal artery ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
TA Bley, T Ness, K Warnatz, A Frydrychowicz, … - Clinical rheumatology, 2007 - Springer Page 1. CASE REPORT Influence of corticosteroid treatment on MRI findings in giant
cell arteritis TA Bley & T. Ness & K. Warnatz & A. Frydrychowicz & ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
SC Carroll, BJ Gaskin, HV Danesh-Meyer - Clinical &# 38; Experimental Ophthalmology, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an immune-mediated vasculitis, affecting medium-
to large-sized arteries, in individuals over the age of 50 years. Visual loss is
a frequent complication of GCA, and once it occurs it tends to be both ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
C Mukhtyar, L Guillevin, MC Cid, B Dasgupta, … - British Medical Journal, 2009 - ard.bmj.com Methods: An expert group (10 rheumatologists, 3 nephrologists, 2 immunolgists, 2
internists representing 8 European countries and the USA, a clinical
epidemiologist and a representative from a drug regulatory agency) ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - All 3 versions
F Tatò, U Hoffmann - Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2006 - Elsevier We present four patients with rapidly progressive claudication of the lower
limbs due to extracranial giant cell arteritis. Additional findings suggestive
of giant cell arteritis were involvement of the axillary or brachial ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - All 39 versions
- ►snmjournals.org H Hautzel, O Sander, A Heinzel, M Schneider … - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2008 - Soc Nuclear Med In the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) with aortic involvement, 18 F-FDG
PET has been demonstrated to be a powerful tool. No other imaging method is able
to directly detect acute inflammation within the aortic wall. However, ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - All 3 versions
