Objectives To update the evidence on imaging for diagnosis, monitoring and outcome
prediction in large vessel vasculitis (LVV) to inform the 2023 update of the European …

Importance Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are related
inflammatory disorders occurring in persons aged 50 years and older. Diagnostic and …

To develop evidence-based recommendations for the use of imaging modalities in primary
large vessel vasculitis (LVV) including giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK) …

Objectives To perform a systematic literature review on imaging techniques for diagnosis,
outcome prediction and disease monitoring in large vessel vasculitis (LVV) informing the …

Objectives To define the elementary ultrasound (US) lesions in giant cell arteritis (GCA) and
to evaluate the reliability of the assessment of US lesions according to these definitions in a …

Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis are closely related disorders that affect
people of middle age and older. They frequently occur together. Both are syndromes of …

Objective To evaluate the intima-media thickness (IMT) of arteries involved in GCA for
determining cut-off values. Methods Forty newly diagnosed GCA patients in a fast-track GCA …

US has become an important diagnostic tool for musculoskeletal diseases. Because of its
wide availability in rheumatology practice, US has also been applied in other rheumatic …

Background: Giant-cell arteritis is a diagnostic challenge. Purpose: To determine the
diagnostic performance of ultrasonography for giant-cell arteritis. Data Sources: Studies …

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are inflammatory diseases that
typically affect white individuals> 50 years. Women are affected∼ 2–3 times more often than …