Vascular ultrasound for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: a reliability and agreement study based on a standardised training programme.
Stavros ChrysidisLene TerslevRobin ChristensenUlrich FredbergKnud LarsenTove LorenzenUffe Møller DøhnAndreas P DiamantopoulosPublished in: RMD open (2021)
The US training programme resulted in excellent agreement between trainees and an expert in patients suspected of GCA and may thus be applicable for implementation of vascular US in clinical practice.
Keyphrases
- clinical practice
- giant cell
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- study protocol
- primary care
- magnetic resonance imaging
- peritoneal dialysis
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- prognostic factors
- virtual reality
- general practice
- computed tomography
- patient reported
- ultrasound guided
- contrast enhanced ultrasound