Duplex Ultrasonography in Temporal Arteritis
Authors: Wolfgang A. Schmidt, Erika Gromnica-Ihle
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Letters1 April 2003Duplex Ultrasonography in Temporal ArteritisWolfgang A. Schmidt, MD and Erika Gromnica-Ihle, MDWolfgang A. Schmidt, MDMedical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch; 13125 Berlin, Germany (Schmidt, Gromnica-Ihle)Search for more papers by this author and Erika Gromnica-Ihle, MDMedical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch; 13125 Berlin, Germany (Schmidt, Gromnica-Ihle)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-138-7-200304010-00026 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Salvarani and colleagues (1) described their experience with color Doppler ultrasonography of the temporal arteries in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant-cell arteritis. They found low sensitivities and specificities and concluded that ultrasonography did not improve the accuracy of the clinical investigation. Elsewhere, we have described a halo sign in acute giant-cell arteritis that is due to vessel wall edema (2). In another of our studies, we found much higher sensitivities and specificities for ultrasonography than those reported by Salvarani and colleagues (3).We studied 751 patients, 101 of whom had active giant-cell arteritis. Sensitivities for the ...References1. Salvarani C, Silingardi M, Ghirarduzzi A, Lo Scocco G, Macchioni P, Bajocchi G, et al. . Is duplex ultrasonography useful for the diagnosis of giant-cell arteritis? Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:232-8. [PMID: 12186513] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Schmidt WA, Kraft HE, Vlker L, Vorpahl K, Gromnica-Ihle EJ. Colour Doppler sonography to diagnose temporal arteritis [Letter]. Lancet. 1995;345:866. [PMID: 7898257] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Schmidt WA, Kraft HE, Vorpahl K, Vlker L, Gromnica-Ihle EJ. Color duplex ultrasonography in the diagnosis of temporal arteritis. N Engl J Med. 1997;337:1336-42. [PMID: 9358127] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Schmidt WA, Gromnica-Ihle E. Incidence of temporal arteritis in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: a prospective study using colour Doppler ultrasonography of the temporal arteries. Rheumatology Oxford. 2002;41:46-52. [PMID: 11792879] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Wolfgang A. Schmidt, MD; Erika Gromnica-Ihle, MDAffiliations: Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch; 13125 Berlin, Germany (Schmidt, Gromnica-Ihle) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoIs Duplex Ultrasonography Useful for the Diagnosis of Giant-Cell Arteritis? Carlo Salvarani , Mauro Silingardi , Angelo Ghirarduzzi , Giovanni Lo Scocco , PierLuigi Macchioni , GianLuigi Bajocchi , Marco Vinceti , Fabrizio Cantini , Ido Iori , and Luigi Boiardi Duplex Ultrasonography in Temporal Arteritis Carlo Salvarani , Angelo Ghirarduzzi , and Luigi Boiardi Metrics Cited byThe role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of temporal arteritisUltrasonography of Large-Vessel VasculitidesPolymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis in the ElderlyThe diagnostic value of ultrasonography-derived edema of the temporal artery wall in giant cell arteritis: a second meta-analysisDuplex Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Temporal ArteritisPolymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell ArteritisVasculitisGroßgefäßvaskulitidenBildgebung der RiesenzellarteriitisDo temporal artery duplex ultrasound findings correlate with ophthalmic complications in giant cell arteritis?Giant cell arteritis: a systemic vascular diseaseTechnology Insight: the role of color and power Doppler ultrasonography in rheumatologyBildgebende Verfahren in der Rheumatologie: Bildgebung bei VaskulitidenRole of imaging in diagnosis of and differentiation between vasculitidesCurrent diagnosis and treatment of temporal arteritisExploration des artériopathies inflammatoires par écho-dopplerWhat is the best approach to diagnosing large-vessel vasculitis?Meta-Analysis: Test Performance of Ultrasonography for Giant-Cell ArteritisFotini B. Karassa, MD, Miltiadis I. Matsagas, MD, Wolfgang A. Schmidt, MD, and John P.A. Ioannidis, MDUse of ultrasonography and positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and assessment of large-vessel vasculitisMusculoskeletal ultrasoundDoppler sonography in rheumatologyUse of imaging studies in the diagnosis of vasculitisDuplex Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Temporal ArteritisBildgebung bei Vaskulitiden 1 April 2003Volume 138, Issue 7Page: 609KeywordsArteriesBiopsyDoppler imagingEdemaLesionsPolymyalgia rheumaticaSpecificityStenosisTemporal arteritisUltrasound imaging ePublished: 1 April 2003 Issue Published: 1 April 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...