OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of temporal artery biopsy (TAB) techniques on establishing a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). METHODS: A retrospective review of 141 TAB pathology ...

Temporal artery biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis of GCA and is desirable in all cases. Other tests being used as surrogate imaging are: ultrasonography, fluorodeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET ...