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Temporal artery tortuosity

MedGen UID:
868210
•Concept ID:
C4022602
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0030165

Definition

The presence of an increased number of twists and turns of the temporal artery. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Computer-assisted image analysis of temporal retinal vessel width and tortuosity in retinopathy of prematurity for the assessment of disease severity and treatment outcome.
Cheung CS, Butty Z, Tehrani NN, Lam WC
J AAPOS 2011 Aug;15(4):374-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2011.05.008. PMID: 21907122

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Retinal Imaging Findings in Carriers With PSEN1-Associated Early-Onset Familial Alzheimer Disease Before Onset of Cognitive Symptoms.
Armstrong GW, Kim LA, Vingopoulos F, Park JY, Garg I, Kasetty M, Silverman RF, Zeng R, Douglas VP, Lopera F, Baena A, Giraldo M, Norton D, Cronin-Golomb A, Arboleda-Velasquez JF, Quiroz YT, Miller JB
JAMA Ophthalmol 2021 Jan 1;139(1):49-56. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.4909. PMID: 33180114Free PMC Article
Computer-assisted retinal vessel diameter evaluation in Fabry disease.
Sodi A, Nicolosi C, Vicini G, Lenzetti C, Virgili G, Rizzo S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2021 Jan;31(1):173-178. Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1177/1120672119886985. PMID: 31718270
Retinal Vascular Geometry and the Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure in a Clinic-Based Sample.
Gopinath B, Wang SB, Liew G, Phan K, Joachim N, Burlutsky G, Thiagalingam A, Mitchell P
Heart Lung Circ 2019 Nov;28(11):1631-1637. Epub 2018 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.1056. PMID: 30224171
Angiographically detectable Thebesian veins are a dynamic and reversible finding in the setting of congenital heart disease.
Tannous P, Ghelani SJ, Marshall AC, Porras D
Congenit Heart Dis 2017 Jul;12(4):467-474. Epub 2017 Mar 10 doi: 10.1111/chd.12457. PMID: 28294539Free PMC Article
Computer-assisted image analysis of temporal retinal vessel width and tortuosity in retinopathy of prematurity for the assessment of disease severity and treatment outcome.
Cheung CS, Butty Z, Tehrani NN, Lam WC
J AAPOS 2011 Aug;15(4):374-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2011.05.008. PMID: 21907122

Diagnosis

Retinal Imaging Findings in Carriers With PSEN1-Associated Early-Onset Familial Alzheimer Disease Before Onset of Cognitive Symptoms.
Armstrong GW, Kim LA, Vingopoulos F, Park JY, Garg I, Kasetty M, Silverman RF, Zeng R, Douglas VP, Lopera F, Baena A, Giraldo M, Norton D, Cronin-Golomb A, Arboleda-Velasquez JF, Quiroz YT, Miller JB
JAMA Ophthalmol 2021 Jan 1;139(1):49-56. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.4909. PMID: 33180114Free PMC Article
Computer-assisted retinal vessel diameter evaluation in Fabry disease.
Sodi A, Nicolosi C, Vicini G, Lenzetti C, Virgili G, Rizzo S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2021 Jan;31(1):173-178. Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1177/1120672119886985. PMID: 31718270
Computer-assisted image analysis of temporal retinal vessel width and tortuosity in retinopathy of prematurity for the assessment of disease severity and treatment outcome.
Cheung CS, Butty Z, Tehrani NN, Lam WC
J AAPOS 2011 Aug;15(4):374-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2011.05.008. PMID: 21907122
MR angiography of the spine and spinal cord.
Pattany PM, Saraf-Lavi E, Bowen BC
Top Magn Reson Imaging 2003 Dec;14(6):444-60. doi: 10.1097/00002142-200312000-00003. PMID: 14872165
Vascular anatomy and disorders of the lumbar spine and spinal cord.
Bowen BC, Pattany PM
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 1999 Aug;7(3):555-71. PMID: 10494535

Therapy

Giant cell arteritis in Mumbai.
Singh S, Balakrishnan C, Mangat G, Samant R, Bambani M, Kalke S, Joshi VR
J Assoc Physicians India 2010 Jun;58:372-4. PMID: 21125778
Temporal approach: a good way to provide cerebral protection for proximal carotid stenosis, the last chance for trackability in CAS.
Mangialardi N, Ronchey S, Serrao E, Costa P, Bergeron P
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2009 Apr;50(2):189-93. PMID: 19329915
Intraoperative predictability of temporal artery biopsy results.
Cetinkaya A, Kersten RC, Brannan PA, Thiagarajah C, Kulwin DR
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2008 Sep-Oct;24(5):372-6; discussion 377. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e318184babc. PMID: 18806657

Prognosis

Retinal Imaging Findings in Carriers With PSEN1-Associated Early-Onset Familial Alzheimer Disease Before Onset of Cognitive Symptoms.
Armstrong GW, Kim LA, Vingopoulos F, Park JY, Garg I, Kasetty M, Silverman RF, Zeng R, Douglas VP, Lopera F, Baena A, Giraldo M, Norton D, Cronin-Golomb A, Arboleda-Velasquez JF, Quiroz YT, Miller JB
JAMA Ophthalmol 2021 Jan 1;139(1):49-56. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.4909. PMID: 33180114Free PMC Article
Retinal Vascular Geometry and the Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure in a Clinic-Based Sample.
Gopinath B, Wang SB, Liew G, Phan K, Joachim N, Burlutsky G, Thiagalingam A, Mitchell P
Heart Lung Circ 2019 Nov;28(11):1631-1637. Epub 2018 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.1056. PMID: 30224171
Angiographically detectable Thebesian veins are a dynamic and reversible finding in the setting of congenital heart disease.
Tannous P, Ghelani SJ, Marshall AC, Porras D
Congenit Heart Dis 2017 Jul;12(4):467-474. Epub 2017 Mar 10 doi: 10.1111/chd.12457. PMID: 28294539Free PMC Article
Giant cell arteritis in Mumbai.
Singh S, Balakrishnan C, Mangat G, Samant R, Bambani M, Kalke S, Joshi VR
J Assoc Physicians India 2010 Jun;58:372-4. PMID: 21125778
Intraoperative predictability of temporal artery biopsy results.
Cetinkaya A, Kersten RC, Brannan PA, Thiagarajah C, Kulwin DR
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2008 Sep-Oct;24(5):372-6; discussion 377. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e318184babc. PMID: 18806657

Clinical prediction guides

Retinal Imaging Findings in Carriers With PSEN1-Associated Early-Onset Familial Alzheimer Disease Before Onset of Cognitive Symptoms.
Armstrong GW, Kim LA, Vingopoulos F, Park JY, Garg I, Kasetty M, Silverman RF, Zeng R, Douglas VP, Lopera F, Baena A, Giraldo M, Norton D, Cronin-Golomb A, Arboleda-Velasquez JF, Quiroz YT, Miller JB
JAMA Ophthalmol 2021 Jan 1;139(1):49-56. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.4909. PMID: 33180114Free PMC Article
Computer-assisted retinal vessel diameter evaluation in Fabry disease.
Sodi A, Nicolosi C, Vicini G, Lenzetti C, Virgili G, Rizzo S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2021 Jan;31(1):173-178. Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1177/1120672119886985. PMID: 31718270
Computer-assisted image analysis of temporal retinal vessel width and tortuosity in retinopathy of prematurity for the assessment of disease severity and treatment outcome.
Cheung CS, Butty Z, Tehrani NN, Lam WC
J AAPOS 2011 Aug;15(4):374-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2011.05.008. PMID: 21907122
Anatomical study of the external carotid artery and its branches for administration of superselective intra-arterial chemotherapy via the superficial temporal artery.
Yonenaga K, Tohnai I, Mitsudo K, Mori Y, Saijo H, Iwai T, Yonehara Y, Ota Y, Torigoe K, Takato T
Int J Clin Oncol 2011 Dec;16(6):654-9. Epub 2011 May 3 doi: 10.1007/s10147-011-0238-y. PMID: 21537883
Vascular anatomy and disorders of the lumbar spine and spinal cord.
Bowen BC, Pattany PM
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 1999 Aug;7(3):555-71. PMID: 10494535

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