The Role of Ultrasound Compared to Biopsy of Temporal Arteries in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (TABUL): a diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness study.

BACKGROUND: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a relatively common form of primary systemic vasculitis, which, if left untreated, can lead to permanent sight loss. We compared ultrasound as an alternative diagnostic test with temporal artery biopsy, which may be negative in 9-61% of true cases. OBJECTIVE...

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Publié dans:Health Technol Assess
Auteurs principaux: Luqmani, Raashid, Lee, Ellen, Singh, Surjeet, Gillett, Mike, Schmidt, Wolfgang A, Bradburn, Mike, Dasgupta, Bhaskar, Diamantopoulos, Andreas P, Forrester-Barker, Wulf, Hamilton, William, Masters, Shauna, McDonald, Brendan, McNally, Eugene, Pease, Colin, Piper, Jennifer, Salmon, John, Wailoo, Allan, Wolfe, Konrad, Hutchings, Andrew
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: NIHR Journals Library 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5165283/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27925577
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hta20900
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