Halo sign

The halo sign is a finding on ultrasound that suggests the diagnosis of temporal arteritis.^[1] The standard diagnostic test for temporal arteritis is biopsy; however, ultrasound and MRI^[2] show promise for replacing it.

References

↑ Schmidt W, Kraft H, Vorpahl K, Völker L, Gromnica-Ihle E (1997). “Color duplex ultrasonography in the diagnosis of temporal arteritis”. N Engl J Med. 337 (19): 1336–42. PMID 9358127.
↑ Bley T, Brink I, Reinhard M (2006). “[Imaging procedures for giant cell arteritis (Horton’s disease)]”. Ophthalmologe. 103 (4): 308–16. PMID 16538476.

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[1] Schmidt W, Kraft H, Vorpahl K, Völker L, Gromnica-Ihle E (1997). “Color duplex ultrasonography in the diagnosis of temporal arteritis”. N Engl J Med. 337 (19): 1336–42. PMID 9358127.

[2] Bley T, Brink I, Reinhard M (2006). “[Imaging procedures for giant cell arteritis (Horton’s disease)]”. Ophthalmologe. 103 (4): 308–16. PMID 16538476.

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Halo sign

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