Abstract Number: 2017 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prospective Study of Bio-Free Remission Maintenance Using Ultrasonography in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: 52-Week Result
Background/Purpose: Recently, a significant number of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients can reach low disease activity (LDA) by using biologics such as adalimumab. However biologics therapy…Abstract Number: 2018 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Ultrasound Scoring System for the Pediatric Knee
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is increasingly being utilized in children. In order to provide objective assessments of arthritis, reliable scoring systems are needed. Yet, given…Abstract Number: 2019 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Structural Abnormalities in the Knee Detected By MRI in Middle-Aged Subjects without Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Early OA is a complex, poorly understood and still largely an unchartered “entity”. Thus, our purpose was evaluate the prevalence of findings suggestive of…Abstract Number: 2020 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Definition and Standardization of Inflammatory Pathology in Hand Osteoarthritis Assessed By Ultrasound: Results from a Delphi Process and Reliability Testing in the Omeract Ultrasonographer Group in Hand Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: The introduction of MRI and ultrasound (US) atlases has improved reliability in rheumatoid arthritis. With an increased interest in the role of inflammation in…Abstract Number: 2021 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability of Ultrasound Elementary Lesions in Gout: Results from an Inter- and Intra-Reading International Multicenter Exercise By 62 Sonographers
Background/Purpose: The OMERACT ultrasound (US) Gout Task Force has defined four US elementary lesions to evaluate patients with gout: double contour (DC), aggregates, tophus and…Abstract Number: 2022 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic and Prognostic VALUE of Salivary GLAND Ultrasonography in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: a Preliminary Study
Background/Purpose: In recent years, salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) has emerged as a promising tool for the diagnosis and prognostic stratification of patiens with primary Sjögren’s…Abstract Number: 2023 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of the Non-Observation of the Frontal Branch of the Temporal Arteries By Ultrasonography in the Diagnostic of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Background/Purpose: The absence of the parietal branch of the temporal artery during an ultrasound evaluation may be due to a variance of the normal anatomy…Abstract Number: 2024 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of Response to Certolizumab-Pegol in Rheumatoid Arthritis By Functional MRI of the Brain – an Interim Analysis of an Ongoing Investigator Initiated Phase III Trial
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) signify a major advance in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, treatment success initially remains uncertain as one…Abstract Number: 2025 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Potential Clinical Utility of Manu-Scan, the Novel Optical Molecular Imaging, in Patients with Hand Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Recently, optical molecular imaging is expected to serve as the new technique for early diagnosis and treatment monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). "Manu-Scan" is…Abstract Number: 2026 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates: Improving Safety in Immunocompromised Patients
Background/Purpose: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia.1 Invasive pneumococcal infections carry a 10% mortality rate, which is higher in the immunosuppressed.1…Abstract Number: 2027 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pre-Visit Planning Improves Pneumococcal Vaccination in Patients with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) lupus are up to 13 times more likely to develop invasive pneumococcal infections, resulting in increased morbidity and…Abstract Number: 2028 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Compliance with Pneumococcal Vaccination in Rheumatic Disease Patients on Immunosuppressive Medications
Background/Purpose: The 2012 recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advise that adults aged ≥19 years with immunocompromising conditions including patients on iatrogenic immunosuppression…Abstract Number: 2029 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improved Provider Awareness and Delivery of Zoster Vaccination in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Contemplating Biologic Therapy: Need to Target Eligible Patients Prescribed for Vaccination Post-Clinic
Background/Purpose: Vaccination against herpes zoster (shingles) can reduce the frequency of infection, the severity of shingles should it occur, and the frequency of post-herpetic neuralgia.…Abstract Number: 2030 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Motivation in Inflammatory Arthritis: The Use of Ultrasound-Guided Patient Education to Endorse Medication Adherence and Facilitate Cost-Effective Targeted Management
Background/Purpose: To assess the value of sharing the real-time ultrasound (US) images of the inflamed joints/ tendons with inflammatory arthritis patients and its impact on:…Abstract Number: 2031 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Online Viewing of Labs in RA Patients Is Not Associated with Clinically Significant Change in ESR over 18 Months Compared to Non-Viewers
Background/Purpose: As part of passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, Meaningful Use Core Measures were outlined to improve electronic medical record (EMR)…
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