Colour Doppler ultrasound and the giant cell arteritis probability score for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: a Canadian single-centre experience.
Farah ZarkaMaxime RhéaumeMeriem BelhocineMichelle GouletGuillaume FebrerAnne-Marie MansourYves TroyanovTara StarninoRosalie-Sélène MeunierIsabelle ChagnonNathalie RouthierValérie BénardStéphanie Ducharme-BénardCarolyn RossJean-Paul MakhzoumPublished in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2021)
CDUS of the temporal and axillary arteries showed a high sensitivity and specificity and helped to diagnose GCA in patients with negative TAB. We validated that GCAPS is a useful clinical tool, with a score of <9.5 making the diagnosis of GCA improbable.