Temporal artery ultrasound versus temporal artery biopsy for giant cell arteritis
| Autor: | Tejal Magan, Gianni Virgili, Anna L Pouncey, Ersilia Lucenteforte, Patrick Musonda, Geoffrey Yeldham, Usman Jaffer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
030203 arthritis & rheumatology
Medicine General & Introductory Medical Sciences medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Ultrasound Temporal artery biopsy medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Giant cell arteritis 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Temporal artery 030212 general & internal medicine Radiology business skin and connective tissue diseases |
| Popis: | This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Diagnostic test accuracy). The objectives are as follows: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the 'halo sign' on temporal artery ultrasound in people with suspected GCA, using the ACR 1990 Classification as a reference standard. We will consider two tests: 1. triage test before temporal artery biopsy, if temporal artery biopsy is considered: a sensitivity of at least 95% with a minimum specificity of 50% will be required to rule out GCA and avoid biopsy in patients who test positive; a specificity of 95% and a sensitivity of 50% will be required to rule in GCA and refer for biopsy patients who test negative. 2. replacement of temporal artery biopsy as one of the ACR 1990 criteria: this will be achieved if ultrasound shows sensitivity and specificity similar to biopsy. |
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