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

Aims: To assess intima-media thickness (IMT) changes measured by ultrasound in axillary arteries of giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients over time and to calculate an ultrasound cut-off value for the diagnosis of chronic axillary artery involvement in patients with longstanding GCA. Methods: Ultrasou...

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Main Authors: Philipp Bosch, Christian Dejaco, Wolfgang A. Schmidt, Kenny D-. Schlüter, Gudrun Pregartner, Valentin S. Schäfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X21998505