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| Prevalence = uncommon | | Prevalence = uncommon | ||
| Bloodwork = ESR elevated | | Bloodwork = ESR elevated | ||
| Rads = | | Rads = halo sign | ||
| Endoscopy = | | Endoscopy = | ||
| Prognosis = good if treated | | Prognosis = good if treated | ||
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==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
*Recommended length of artery >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> | *Recommended length of artery >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> | ||
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*Radiology: halo sign; [[sensitivity]] 86% and [[specificity]] 78%.<ref name=pmid12064840>{{cite journal |vauthors=Nesher G, Shemesh D, Mates M, Sonnenblick M, Abramowitz HB |title=The predictive value of the halo sign in color Doppler ultrasonography of the temporal arteries for diagnosing giant cell arteritis |journal=J Rheumatol |volume=29 |issue=6 |pages=1224–6 |date=June 2002 |pmid=12064840 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||