Retraction Note: Ultrasound versus temporal artery biopsy in patients with Giant cell arteritis: a prospective cohort study

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Temporal superficial arteritis as differential diagnosis in patients with atherosclerotic changes due to advanced chronic renal disease: case report and review of the literature

“…Superficial temporal artery biopsy is found throughout the literature as the gold standard for confirming the diagnosis. However, its sensitivity varies between 39% and 91% given that involvement is segmental and prior glucocorticoid treatment can result in a high number of false negative results [7] . As part of the search for new, less invasive diagnostic options with high sensitivity, the European League Against Rheumatism, in its latest release, recommends Doppler ultrasound as the first imaging study of choice when temporal arteritis is suspected, avoiding the need for biopsy [5] .…”