Journal article
The proposed role of ultrasound in the management of giant cell arteritis in routine clinical practice
- Abstract:
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Objective
To develop and explore a protocol for using colour duplex sonography (CDS) in the routine care of GCA.
Methods
We tested CDS of temporal arteries and axillary arteries (AXs) on consecutive patients with suspected or established GCA, between July 2014 and September 2016.
Results
We assessed 293 patients [age 72 (10), female/male 196/97], of whom 118 had clinically confirmed GCA. Seventy-three percent of patients had already received high-d...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Funding
Arthritis Research UK
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Rheumatology Journal website
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 112-119
- Publication date:
- 2017-10-16
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-08-09
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1462-0332
- ISSN:
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1462-0324
- Pmid:
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29045738
- Source identifiers:
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737132
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:737132
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:737132
- Deposit date:
- 2018-06-13
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- Copyright date:
- 2017
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