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Abstract Number: 1987 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exercise in Fibromyalgia Patients
Robert S. Katz¹, Jessica L. Polyak² and Frank Leavitt¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: It has been reported that aerobic exercise may be beneficial for fibromyalgia patients. Stamina and energy, sense of well-being, and increased mental relaxation can…
Abstract Number: 1988 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Most Fibromyalgia Patients in a Rheumatology Office Practice Accept the Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia
Robert S. Katz¹, Jessica L. Polyak² and Frank Leavitt¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: In the community, many comments are made about fibromyalgia that are not accurate, such as, it is a made-up illness; a ‘garbage’ diagnosis; everything…
Abstract Number: 1989 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving Sleep in Fibromyalgia Patients Ameliorates Their Pain
Robert S. Katz, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia patients complain of poor sleep. We assessed whether patients with fibromyalgia who were able to significantly improve their sleep, including sleeping uninterrupted through…
Abstract Number: 1990 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness and Durability of a Brief Multidisciplinary Treatment Program for Patients with Fibromyalgia
Jessica Gehin¹, Andy Abril², Fernando Rivera³, Benjamin Wang⁴, Ronald Butendieck², Florentina Berianu², Kenneth Calamia², Madeleine Allman¹, Isabel Abril¹ and Barbara Bruce¹, ¹Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ²Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ³Division of Consultative and Diagnostic Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) effects upwards of 60 million adults in the US alone. The disability and psychological distress often observed in these patients has been…
Abstract Number: 1991 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia in Russian Refugees: Translation and Validation of the Revised Symptom Impact Questionnaire
Kim Jones¹, Robert M. Bennett¹, Ronald Friend² and Neema Mohammad Nader², ¹Schools of Nursing and Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: The Revised Symptom Impact Questionnaire (SIQR) is an updated version of the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) that can be used in both fibromyalgia…
Abstract Number: 1992 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Clinical Disease Activity Are Associated with Changes in the Total MRI Inflammation Score in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Are Escalating Therapy in a Treat-to-Target (T2T) Regimen
Fiona M. McQueen¹, Peter T. Chapman², Terina Pollock³, Dena D'Souza⁴, Arier Lee⁵, Nicola Dalbeth⁶, Lisa K. Stamp⁷, Karen Lindsay⁸ and Anthony Doyle^3,9, ¹Molecular Medicine, Univ of Auckland Sch of Med, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand, ³Radiology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁵Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁶University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁷University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand, ⁸Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁹Anatomy with Radiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: RA patients are managed using treat-to target (T2T) regimens often utilizing the DAS28CRP as an outcome measure. In this study we compared clinical changes…
Abstract Number: 1993 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are MRI-Detected Erosions Specific for RA? a Large Explorative Cross-Sectional Study
Debbie M. Boeters¹, Wouter P. Nieuwenhuis¹, Hanna W van Steenbergen¹, M. Reijnierse², Robert B.M. Landewé³ and Annette H.M. van der Helm-van Mil¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³University of Amsterdam and Atrium Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is recommended in the diagnostic process of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as it can detect joint damage early. However MRI-detected erosions…
Abstract Number: 1994 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Erosion Depth Predicts Erosion Progression in Patients with Early RA: A Longitudinal Analysis Using HR-pQCT
Jiang YUE¹, James F Griffith², Fan XIAO³, Jiankun XU⁴, Ling Qin⁵ and Lai-Shan Tam⁶, ¹Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HONGKONG, Hong Kong, ³Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁴Department of Orthopedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁵Bone Quality and Health Centre of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, hongkong, Hong Kong, ⁶Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Background/Purpose: To ascertain the predictors of erosion progression in patients with early RA using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT). Methods: In this prospective study,…
Abstract Number: 1995 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Erosion Volume of the Distal Radius By HR-pQCT in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ko Chiba¹, Naoki Iwamoto², Makoto Osaki¹ and Atsushi Kawakami², ¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: HR-pQCT is a high resolution CT dedicated to human extremities. It has been used mainly for osteoporosis, while in more recent years it has…
Abstract Number: 1996 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Cartilage Matrix Measured By MR T1ρ Are Correlated with Changes in Bone Erosion Volume Measured By HR-pQCT Three Months after MTX and Anti-TNF Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multi-Modality Imaging Study
Tomohiro Shimizu^1,2,3, Kenji Mamoto¹, Ursula Heilmeier¹, Matthew Tanaka¹, Andrew J Burghardt¹, Thomas Link¹, Jonathan Graf⁴, John B. Imboden Jr.⁵ and Xiaojuan Li⁶, ¹Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: MR-based T1rho relaxation time mapping allows non-invasive quantification of early cartilage deterioration, while high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) can detect early changes in…
Abstract Number: 1997 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Progression of Radiographic Damage Despite Early and Targeted Therapy in Inflammatory Arthritis Using High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography
Sarah Manske^1,2, Stephanie Finzel³, Steven K. Boyd⁴ and Cheryl Barnabe⁵, ¹Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ⁴Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Early initiation of DMARDs and targeted therapy to achieve remission are said to offer the best opportunity to prevent radiographic damage in early inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1998 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Value of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI and Delayed Gadolinium Enhanced MRI of the Cartilage in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Leads Local Hyperperfusion to Cartilage Loss?
Philipp Sewerin¹, Anja Mueller-Lutz², Christoph Schleich³, Florian Fichter⁴, Markus Eichner⁵, Ruben Sengewein⁶, Lien Le⁷, Hans-Jörg Wittsack⁸, Matthias Schneider⁹ and Benedikt Ostendorf^1,10, ¹Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Dep. for diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Dep. for diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁴Dep. for inverventional and diagnostic radiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵Dep. for interventional and diagnositc radiology, Heinich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁶Department and Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁷Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany, ⁸Dep. for diagnostic and interventional radiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁹Policlinic for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: To investigate the local inflammatory activity by using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cartilage biochemical composition of the metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) digits 2…
Abstract Number: 1999 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Skeletal Muscles in Patients with Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis: Novel and Distinctive Characteristic Findings
Taro Ukichi¹, Ken Yoshida¹, Satoshi Matsushima², Go Kawakami², Kentaro Noda¹, Kazuhiro Furuya¹ and Daitaro Kurosaka¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Radiology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Radiological studies to distinguish between dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) are few. We predicted that the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of skeletal muscle…
Abstract Number: 2000 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MRI Contributes to Accurate and Early Diagnosis of Non-Radiographic HLA-B27 Negative Axial Spondyloarthritis
Chun-Chi Lu¹, Guo-Shu Hunag², Tony Szu-Hsien Lee³, En Chao⁴, Hsiang-Cheng Chen², Shi-Jye Chu², Feng-Cheng Liu², San-Yuan Kao², Tsung-Yun Hou², Chen-Hung Chen⁵, Sin-Yi Lyu⁶ and Deh-Ming Chang⁷, ¹University of Washington; Tri-Service General Hopsital, National Defense Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ²Tri-Service General Hopsital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ³National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, ⁴Tri-Service General Hospital Songshan branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ⁵Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ⁶Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan, ⁷Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center; Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: According to the ASAS classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), the presence of structure changes of sacroiliac (SI) joints such as sclerosis, bone erosion,…
Abstract Number: 2001 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Inflammatory Posterior Arch Abnormalities on Lumbar Spine MRI in Spondyloarthritis Patients Compared to Low Back Pain Patients
Helene Braun¹, Clement Geniez¹, Yannick Degboe², Arnaud Constantin³, Alain Cantagrel⁴, Delphine Nigon⁵, Marie Faruch-Bilfeld¹ and Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand⁴, ¹Purpan Hospital, Toulouse, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, Purpan Hospital, Toulouse III University, Toulouse, France, Toulouse, France, ³Purpan Hospital, toulouse, France, ⁴Rheumatology, Purpan Hospital, Toulouse III University, Toulouse, France, ⁵CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France
Background/Purpose: To compare the prevalence of inflammatory posterior arch abnormalities (IPAA) on lumbar spine MRI between spondyloarthritis patients (SpA) and low back pain patients (LBP).…

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