Will imaging change the diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis?

• Main Authors: Chiriac Andra (Author), Badea Camelia (Author), Băicuș Cristian (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Sciendo, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Giant cell arteritis is a common systemic vasculitis affecting the elderly, with maximum prevalence in the 7th decade of age, targeting aortic derived medium and large vessels of the neck and head. Diagnosis is established on a biopsy specimen of the temporal artery wall, through pathological confir...