## Abstract ## Background Variations in surgical technique of temporal artery biopsy (TAB) performed for diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) may contribute to high false-negative rates. This was a retrospective analysis of a large database that explored potential associations between specimen
Importance of Specimen Length During Temporal Artery Biopsy
โ Scribed by E. Ypsilantis; E.D. Courtney; N. Chopra
- Book ID
- 116713813
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6809
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