B-flow ultrasound in a case of giant cell arteritis.
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.
Volpe
Alessandro
A
Dipartimento di Medicina Generale, Ospedale Sacro Cuore, Via Sempreboni 5, 37024, Negrar, Italy. reumatologia@sacrocuore.it
Caramaschi
Paola
P
Marchetta
Antonio
A
Biasi
Domenico
D
Bambara
Lisa Maria
LM
Arcaro
Guido
G
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*