title: B-flow ultrasound in a case of giant cell arteritis.
abstract: We present the case of a 75-year-old woman with suspected giant cell arteritis. In the diagnostic procedure, we used B-flow ultrasound, a non-Doppler technology for blood flow imaging. The advantages of this technique and its possible role in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Generale, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Via Sempreboni 5, 37024, Negrar, Italy. reumatologia@sacrocuore.it
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caramaschi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marchetta
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biasi
authors.forename: Lisa Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bambara
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arcaro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*