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Scientific Session

Vasculitis

Session: Great Debate: Giant Cell Arteritis Ultrasound vs. Vasculitis

Ultrasound Should Replace Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Central Time

    Speaker(s)

  • Wolfgang Schmidt, MD, MACR

    Waldfriede Hospital Berlin, Rheumatology
    Berlin, Germany

    Disclosure(s): AbbVie/Abbott: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Alfasigma: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Amgen: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boehringer-Ingelheim: Consultant (Ongoing); Chugai: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Eli Lilly: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Fresenius Kabi: Consultant (Ongoing); GlaxoSmithKline(GSK): Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Medac: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Novartis: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Pfizer: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); UCB: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)