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Healio RheuminationsAuthor: Adam J. Brown, MD
Rheumatology is an incredibly fast-moving and exciting field of medicine that can be difficult to keep up with. This Healio podcast provides busy clinicians with quick updates in the field of autoimmunity, with emphasis on new medications, treatment guidelines and explorations into the pathophysiology of diseases. The show will also feature historical perspectives in the field of rheumatology, as well as fascinating case presentations of medical mysteries complete with discussions from experts in the field. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Medicine, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Bats, boats, baths, and vasculitis: The story of ultrasound in GCA
Episode 104
Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
In this week's episode we interview Kinanah Yaseen, MD, a rheumatologist from Cleveland Clinic's department of rheumatic and immunologic diseases about using ultrasound for giant cell arteritis. · Intro by Adam J. Brown, MD 0:12 · Dr. Brown's recent patient 1:34 · History of ultrasound and GCA 3:20 · Episode overview 7:05 · History of echolocation; how bats helped us invent ultrasound 8:00 · What is a bat bomb? 14:56 · How the Titanic helped us invent ultrasound 16:48 · Neurologists bring ultrasound to medicine 20:09 · OB/GYN is next to use ultrasound 23:11 · Ultrasound image quality becomes better 26:32 · Ultrasound use in giant cell arteritis 28:44 · Welcome Kinanah Yaseen, MD 33:49 · Using ultrasound in the clinic 34:25 · Can you walk us through an ultrasound of the axillary and vertebral arteries? 37:16 · Can you tell us why we stopped looking for sites to biopsy by finding narrowing of the vessels? 38:19 · Tell us about the halo sign 39:10 · How do you validate your ultrasound skills? 40:20 · If we start a patient on steroids, how useful is an ultrasound? 42:35 · Episode summary 44:20 · Thank you for listening 45:57 We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Brown at rheuminationspodcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HRheuminations @AdamJBrownMD @HealioRheum. Kinanah Yaseen, MD, is a is a staff member of Cleveland Clinic's department of rheumatic and immunologic diseases. References: Friedman, G, et al.Isr J Med Sci. 1988 Kaproth-Joslin K A, et al. Radiographics. 2015 ;doi:10.1148/rg.2015140300 Puéchal X, et al. Lancet. 1995;doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(95)92626-7 Schmidt W A, et al. Lancet. 1995;doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(95)93005-1 Sigel B. Ultrasound Med Biol. 1998;doi:10.1016/s0301-5629(97)00264-0 Editor's Note: This has been updated to include references.
