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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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| 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 |