Fast Track US in Giant Cell Arteritis

In this musculoskeletal ultrasound course video Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Schmidt talks about his experience on Giant Cell Arteritis and ultrasound. He describes the definition of the Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), also called temporal arteritis - an inflammatory autoimmune disease of large blood vessels. The suspected diagnosis of GCA should be confirmed by biopsy and also by imaging. In the video Prof. Schmidt focuses on the advantages of using ultrasound in large vessel Vasculitis.

Check also the course video on How to optimize your Ultrasound device in GCA by Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Schmidt.

Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Schmidt is deputy director and rheumatology fellowship director at Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Centre for Rheumatology in Berlin-Buch. His scientific work focuses on musculoskeletal ultrasound and on imaging in vasculitis.