Aims We present our preliminary experience with the use of ultrasound in aiding the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Schmidt et alhave previously described a hypoechoic or ‘halo’ effect ...
Autologous pericardium has been used for angioplasty in pediatric cardiovascular surgery with good results, except in the case of the pulmonary valve. 1 However, we know of no report on the histology ...
Temporal artery biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis of GCA and is desirable in all cases. Other tests being used as surrogate imaging are: ultrasonography, fluorodeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET), ...