Ultrasound for diagnosis and follow-up of chronic axillary vasculitis in patients with long-standing giant cell arteritis.

Philipp BoschChristian DejacoWolfgang A SchmidtKenny D- SchlüterGudrun PregartnerValentin Sebastian Schäfer

Published in: Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease (2021)

Pathological IMT of the axillary artery declined under treatment. An IMT of 0.87 mm is highly specific for diagnosis of chronic vasculitis of axillary arteries in long-standing GCA patients.

Keyphrases

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sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
giant cell
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ejection fraction
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magnetic resonance imaging
prognostic factors
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squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
blood flow
smoking cessation