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Retraction Note: Ultrasound versus temporal artery biopsy in patients with Giant cell arteritis: a prospective cohort study

The Original Article was published on 06 June 2019

Retraction to: BMC Medical Imaging (2019) 19:47

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-019-0344-2

The Editor has retracted this article [1] because Figure 1 appears to have multiple duplications and replications throughout. This article is therefore unreliable. Quan Zou does not agree with this statement. Sumei Ma and Xinghu Zhou have not responded to any correspondence from the Editor about this retraction.

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  1. Zou Q, Ma S, Zhou X. Ultrasound versus temporal artery biopsy in patients with Giant cell arteritis: a prospective cohort study. BMC Med Imaging. 2019;19:47 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-019-0344-2.

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Zou, Q., Ma, S. & Zhou, X. Retraction Note: Ultrasound versus temporal artery biopsy in patients with Giant cell arteritis: a prospective cohort study. BMC Med Imaging 20, 54 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-020-00454-7

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