Abstract Number: 2002 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline 18F Sodium Fluoride Uptake of Vertebral Bodies but Not Vertebral Corners on Positron Emission Tomography Is Associated with Changes in Bone Mineral Density at Lumbar Vertebrae in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A 1-Year Longitudinal Study
Background/Purpose: 18F sodium fluoride (NaF) positron emission tomography (PET) allows quantitative assessment of osteoblastic bone synthesis in specific skeletal sites. Previous studies showed that increased…Abstract Number: 2003 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
18 FDG PET/CT Predicts Decline in Functional Respiratory TESTS in Systemic Sclerosis Patients but NOT in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a group of illnesses that often complicate connective tissue diseases (CTD) such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic sclerosis…Abstract Number: 2004 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Simplified Assessment in Capillaroscopy
Background/Purpose: Nailfold Capillaroscopy is a non-invasive diagnostic technique designed to evaluate small vessels of the microcirculation. The most important indication for capillaroscopy is Raynaud’s phenomenon.…Abstract Number: 2005 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Systemic Sclerosis: How Many Fingers Should be Examined to Detect Abnormality?
Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillaroscopy plays an important role in diagnosing systemic sclerosis (SSc), with abnormal nailfold capillary appearance being included in the 2013 ACR/EULAR diagnostic criteria…Abstract Number: 2006 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Altered Microcirculation As a Proxy for Inflammation in Hand Osteoarthritis Can Reliably be Assessed Using Fluorescence Optical Imaging
Background/Purpose: Previous studies in systemic inflammatory joint diseases have suggested that Fluorescence Optical Imaging (FOI) is a reliable and sensitive tool for the detection of…Abstract Number: 2007 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disturbances of the Acral Perfusion Detected By Fluorescence Optical Imaging Are Associated with the Development of Ischemic Complications in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a condition causing impaired microcirculation with the risk of ischemic complications such as digital ulcers and pitting scars (DU/PS). Fluorescence…Abstract Number: 2008 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
“Intrathoracic Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases on High Resolution Computed Tomography”
Background/Purpose: Connective tissue diseases (CTD) can cause intrathoracic involvement, increasing patients morbidity and mortality. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is a key method for evaluation of…Abstract Number: 2009 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Radiographic Analysis of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Quantitative analysis of fibrotic patterns provides an objective measurement of treatment efficacy in interstitial lung disease (ILD). We aimed to measure the extent of…Abstract Number: 2010 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does PET CT Matter in Assessing Extent of Disease in Relapsing Polychondritis – a Single Center Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis(RP) is a rare rheumatic disease involving cartilaginous and proteoglycan rich structures. Clinical examination and radiological investigations have limitations in assessing the extent…Abstract Number: 2011 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Methods to Quantitatively Evaluate Global Synovitis Activity with FDG-PET/CT
Background/Purpose: Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) allows more direct assessment of inflammation than other imaging modalities by portraying metabolic activity. No standards exist for objective…Abstract Number: 2012 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
First Description of Tenosynovitis Prevalence in a Large Cohort of ACPA-Positive Patients
Background/Purpose: Tenosynovitis has been regarded as a feature of RA, although its true prevalence in early stages has not been firmly established. The aim of…Abstract Number: 2013 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physician Experience and Patient´s Disease Activity Affect the Impact of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound on the Treatment Decision in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: In a real clinical setting of RA outpatients, we previously showed that musculoskeletal ultrasound (MUS) added to clinical evaluation impacted the treatment decision in…Abstract Number: 2014 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability of 8-Joint Ultrasonography Scores in Follow up of Biological Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The use of biological agents, or biologics, has revolutionized the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Using power Doppler ultrasound, this study to evaluate the…Abstract Number: 2015 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographyc Evaluation of Metacarpophalangeal Joints Can be Useful in the Differential Diagnosis of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis and Early Spondyloarthritis. Α Monocentric Preliminary Study
Background/Purpose: A number of studies have demonstrated that musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) is more sensitive in diagnosing arthritis than clinical examination although, as underlined in a…Abstract Number: 2016 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Favourable Changes in Power Doppler Scores in the Feet over 1-Year in an Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort: The Role of Rheumatoid Factor and Anti–Citrullinated Protein Antibody
Background/Purpose : MTP joints are seldom examined in routine clinical visits. As such, it is important to understand how the standard treatment of patients with…
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