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Systematic Review of the Yield of Temporal Artery Biopsy for Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis.
Neuroophthalmology
February 2019
Harvard University Ophthalmology, Beth Israel Deaconness, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of temporal artery biopsy (TAB) in diagnosing suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA), revealing a median yield of 25%.
- Researchers performed a systematic review from 1998 to 2017 and analyzed various predictors related to TAB yield, finding that age was the only significant factor.
- The findings highlighted a high variability in TAB results, suggesting that this method's effectiveness should be carefully evaluated against non-invasive alternatives for GCA diagnosis.