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Abstract Number: 250 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Ultrasonographic Study for Investigating Relationships with the Signs of Uric Deposition and Bone Erosion in Patients with Hyperuricemia
Ikuko Tanaka¹, Takashi Kato², Motokazu Kai³, Kunikazu Ogawa³, Hisaji Oshima⁴ and Shigenori Tamaki⁵, ¹NAGOYA Rheumatology Clinic, Nagoya, Japan, ²Department of Radiology, National Center for Geratrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan, ³Mie Rheumatology Clinic, Suzuka, Japan, ⁴Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Nagoya Rheumatology Clinic, Nagoya, Japan
Background/Purpose: Joint ultrasonography (US) is a noninvasive examination that can evaluate arthritis and uric acid deposition at gout attacks. The purpose of this study was…
Abstract Number: 251 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Articular Cartilage of Knee and First MTP Joint Are the Preferred Sites of Urate Crystal Deposition in Asymptomatic Hyperuricemic Individuals
Danveer Bhadu¹, Siddharth K. Das², Urmila Dhakad³ and Archana Wakhlu⁴, ¹Rheumatology, ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, NEW DELHI, NEW DELHI, India, ²Rheumatology, Prof. and Head, Rheumatology, K.G. Medical University, Lucknow, Lucknow, India, ³Rheumatology, Asst Professor, K.G. Medical University, Lucknow, India, Lucknow, India, ⁴Radiology, Senior Resident, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of hyperuricemia ranges from 2.6% to 47.2% in various populations [1,2]. Ultrasound evidence of urate crystal deposition in the form of double…
Abstract Number: 252 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlations between Clinical and Ultrasound Scores of Peripheral Enthesitis and Disease Activity Scores in a Cohort of Spondyloarthritis
Assia Haddouche¹, Sabrina Haid², Siham Bencheikh³, Samy Slimani⁴, Amina Abdessemed⁵, Nadjia Brahimi⁶, Aïcha Ladjouz Rezig⁶ and Fella Hanni⁶, ¹of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Algiers 1, Algiers, Algeria, ²medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Algiers 1, Algiers, Algeria, ³EPH HADJOUT, Algiers, Algeria, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Batna, Batna, Algeria, ⁵Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Algiers 1, Algiers, Algeria, ⁶Department of Medicine, University of Algiers 1, Algiers, Algeria
Background/Purpose: To look correlations between clinical and ultrasound (US) scores of peripheral enthesitis (PE) and disease activity scores of SpAMethods: A prospective study of 208…
Abstract Number: 253 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Presence of Bone Marrow Edema and Structural Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Sacroiliac Joints in Young Military Recruits before and after 6 Weeks of Intensive Physical Training
Gaëlle Varkas¹, Manouk de Hooge², Thomas Renson³, Sophie De Mits⁴, Philippe Carron⁵, Peggy Jacques⁴, Muriel Moris⁶, Geert Souverijns⁷, Lennart Jans⁸, Dirk Elewaut⁹ and Filip van Den Bosch¹⁰, ¹Laboratory for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Rheumatology, VIB, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ²VIB, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, GENT, Belgium, ⁴Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁶Military Hospital Queen Astrid, Neder-Over-Heembeek, Belgium, ⁷Jessa Hospital Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium, ⁸Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁹VIB Inflammation Research Center, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: While MRI of the sacroiliac is a sensitive method for detection of bone marrow edema (BME) and structural lesions in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), there…
Abstract Number: 254 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psoriatic Arthritis Sonographic Enthesitis Scores – Systematic Review of the Literature
Ofir Elalouf¹, Sibel Bakirci², Zahi Touma³, Melanie A Anderson⁴, Gurjit S. Kaeley⁵, Sibel Z. Aydin⁶ and Lihi Eder^7,8, ¹Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Fellow in Rheumatology, Antalya, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ⁶University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁷Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is a prominent feature of spondyloarthropathy (SpA), including psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The evaluation of enthesitis has conventionally been conducted by clinical exam, a…
Abstract Number: 255 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Healing Time and Blood Perfusion By Laser Speckle Contrast Analysis in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Digital Ulcers
Simone Barsotti^1,2, Anna d'Ascanio¹, Valentina Venturini³, Laura Amanzi⁴, Silvia Bilia⁵, Marta Mosca¹ and Alessandra Della Rossa⁶, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ³Pisa University Hospital, Rheumatology unit, Pisa, Italy, ⁴Pisa University Hospital, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Univerisity of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ⁶University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Digital ulcers (DUs) are a major burden in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Laser speckle contrast analysis (LASCA) is a novel technique that can…
Abstract Number: 256 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tracking Digital Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis: Feasibility Study Assessing Lesion Area from Patient-Recorded Smartphone Photographs
Graham Dinsdale¹, Tonia Moore², Joanne Manning², Andrea Murray¹, Ross Atkinson³, Karen Ousey⁴, Mark Dickinson⁵, Christopher Taylor⁶ and Ariane L. Herrick^1,7, ¹Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK, Salford, United Kingdom, ³School of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Division of Podiatry and Clinical Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, ⁵Photon Science Institute, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶Centre for Imaging Sciences, Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Approximately 50% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) will develop painful digital (finger) ulcers (DUs) at some point during their disease course. These lesions…
Abstract Number: 257 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Use of Positron Emission Tomography (PET)-Scan for the Quantitative Assessment of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis
Daphne Peelen¹, Ben Zwezerijnen², Esther Nossent¹, Lilian Meijboom¹, Otto Hoekstra³, Conny van der Laken⁴ and Alexandre Voskuyl⁴, ¹VUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Nuclear Medicine, VUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center - location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) in systemic sclerosis is treated by immunosuppressive drugs (e.g. cyclophosphamide), aimed at reduction of inflammatory response . Differentiation between inflamed…
Abstract Number: 258 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Echocardiographic Findings in Connective Tissue Diseases – a Retrospective Cohort Study
Valentin S. Schäfer¹, Katharina Weiss², Andreas Krause² and Wolfgang A. Schmidt³, ¹Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany, ²Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Medical Center for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Echocardiography is frequently performed in patients with connective tissue diseases (CTD), mostly to evaluate cardiac involvement or development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (paH). Despite…
Abstract Number: 259 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Imaging for Diagnosis, Monitoring and Outcome Prediction of Large Vessel Vasculitis: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis Informing the EULAR Recommendations
Christina Duftner¹, Christian Dejaco², Alexandre Sepriano³, Louise Falzon⁴, Wolfgang A. Schmidt⁵ and Sofia Ramiro⁶, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Division of Internal Medicine II, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ²Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy, ³Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵Medical Center for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Modern imaging techniques including ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) are increasingly studied in large…
Abstract Number: 260 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Positron Emission Tomography for the Diagnosis of Aortitis. a Study of 170 Patients from a Single Center
Lucia C. Domínguez-Casas¹, Javier Loricera¹, Diana Prieto Peña¹, Isabel Martínez-Rodríguez², Jose Ignacio Banzo², Monica Calderón Goercke¹, Vanesa Calvo-Río¹, Nuria Vegas-Revenga¹, MC Gonzalez-Vela³, Jesus Gonzalez- Vela⁴, José Luis Martín-Varillas¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo¹, Jose L. Hernández⁵, Miguel Angel González-Gay¹ and Ricardo Blanco¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ²Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ³Pathology Anatomy, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁵Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis is the inflammation of the aortic wall. This entity is often under-recognised because most of its manifestations are non-specific. PET/CT scan plays an…
Abstract Number: 261 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound CUT-Off in GIANT CELL Arteritis a Solution to Arteriosclerosis Pitfall in the Halo Sign
Eugenio De Miguel¹, Luis M Beltran², Irene Monjo², Francesco Deodati², Wolfgang A. Schmidt³ and Juan García-Puig², ¹Rheumatology, University Hospital La Paz, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ²Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario La Paz, MADRID, Spain, ³Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Med Ctr for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: At the age of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) atherosclerosis is common. The ultrasonographic (US) appearance of athermanous plaque is usually easily differentiated from the…
Abstract Number: 262 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
FDG PET/CT Visualization of Inflammation in Temporal and Maxillary Arteries in Treatment-Naive GCA Patients
Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen^1,2, Ib Tønder Hansen^3,4, Kresten Krarup Keller⁵, Philip Therkildsen^6,7, Ellen-Margrete Hauge^6,8 and Lars Christian Gormsen⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark, ²Clnical Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark, ³Clinical Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Clinical medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁹Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT is increasingly used to diagnose large vessel GCA (LV-GCA), but has previously been considered unable to reveal inflammation in temporal arteries…
Abstract Number: 263 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Analysis of Vascular Calcification Using a Novel Semi-Automated Software
Shubhasree Banerjee¹, Mohammadhadi Bagheri², Veit Sandfort³, Ashkan Malayeri⁴, Mark Ahlman⁴, David A. Bluemke⁴, Jianhua Yao² and Peter C. Grayson⁵, ¹Fellowship and training branch, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²Radiology and Imaging Sciences, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, ³Clinical Center, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Calcification of the coronary arteries, aorta, and branch vessels can occur in both large vessel vasculitis (LVV) and atherosclerosis. The study objective was to…
Abstract Number: 264 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Method to Assess Subchondral Bone Formation Using Naf-PET in the Evaluation of Knee Osteoarthritis
Venkata S. Jonnakuti¹, William Y. Raynor¹, Elena G. Taratuta¹, Abass Alavi² and Joshua Baker³, ¹Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Radiology/Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Previous studies using 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography (NaF-PET) have quantified the increase in bone formation associated with osteoarthritic (OA) abnormalities with the maximum…

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