Ultrasound versus temporal artery biopsy in patients with Giant cell arteritis: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of giant cell arteritis by temporal artery biopsy is time-consuming and visual loss lies in the first week after its diagnosis. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that ultrasound can reduce the risk of overdiagnosis and overtreatment in giant cell arteritis. ME...

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Autores principales: Zou, Quan, Ma, Sumei, Zhou, Xinghu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6554885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31170909
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12880-019-0344-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6554885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31170909
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12880-019-0344-2

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