The Utility of Color Duplex Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Prospective, Masked Study. (An American Ophthalmological Society Thesis)

CONCLUSIONS: In this study, CDU showed minimal value in diagnosing GCA compared to TAB. There was poor correlation between CDU results and ACR criteria for GCA. The threshold platelet count had higher positive and negative predictive values for GCA than CDU and is a useful serologic marker for GCA.PMID:29967570 | PMC:PMC6021029
Source: Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research