Patients with predominantly cranial vs isolated extracranial GCA phenotypes present with different patterns of arterial involvement on 18F-FDG PET-CT scans.

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of vasculitis in the older adult population. There are variable clinical presentations of this entity and no perfect diagnostic test, often ...

A recent study found that combined tocilizumab and glucocorticoid therapy for at least 6 months did not fully eliminate ...

Giant cell arteritis, or GCA, is a condition where arteries in the head and neck become inflamed. It is called ‘giant cell’ because abnormally large cells accumulate in the artery walls.

The microscopical appearances are those of a granulomatous or giant-cell aortitis or mesaortitis, usually found in association with a temporal or cranial arteritis, 9,10 and closely corresponding ...