The Use Of Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Novel Immune And Microbiological Biomarkers To Improve The Diagnosis And Prognostication Of Giant Cell Arteritis
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$124,676.00
Summary
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an inflammatory condition of blood vessels. Diagnosing the condition and predicting which patients will develop complications is challenging. Undiagnosed, a significant proportion of patients experience sudden onset, permanent blindness. Our study aims to improve the diagnosis and risk assessment of patients with suspected GCA by following a group of 65 patients for two years with serial scans, blood tests and clinical reviews.