Temporal artery compression sonography for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis in elderly patients with acute ocular arterial occlusions.

Michael CzihalAnton KöhlerChristian LottspeichIlaria PrearoUlrich HoffmannHendrik Schulze-KoopsSiegfried G PriglingerMarc J MackertClaudia Dechant

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2021)

TCS yields high diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis of cGCA in patients with acute ocular arterial occlusions. Age- and sex-related differences in temporal artery wall thickness influence the diagnostic accuracy of TCS.

Keyphrases

giant cell
optical coherence tomography
middle aged
optic nerve
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance