48,830
edits
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
The specimens is taken to assess for [[temporal arteritis]]. | The specimens is taken to assess for [[temporal arteritis]]. Ideally, the length of artery should be >20 mm.<ref name=pmid17501882>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sharma | first1 = NS. | last2 = Ooi | first2 = JL. | last3 = McGarity | first3 = BH. | last4 = Vollmer-Conna | first4 = U. | last5 = McCluskey | first5 = P. | title = The length of superficial temporal artery biopsies. | journal = ANZ J Surg | volume = 77 | issue = 6 | pages = 437-9 | month = Jun | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04090.x | PMID = 17501882 }}</ref> | ||
==Specimen opening== | ==Specimen opening== |
edits