Abstract Number: 1265 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultra-High Field MRI and Biomechanical Investigation of Vertebral Bone Microarchitecture
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate bone microarchitecture variables of cadaveric vertebrae using ultra-high field MRI (7 Tesla). Methods: Twenty four vertebrae…Abstract Number: 1266 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Radiographic Progression in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated By an Aggressive Treat-to-Target Regimen
Background/Purpose: With implementation of tight control strategies and defined treatment targets in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care, a majority of early RA patients may reach remission…Abstract Number: 1267 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Application of the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sacroiliac Joint Structural Score in Chinese Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Three readers (two radiologists and one rheumatologist) investigated fat metaplasia, erosion, backfill and ankylosis seen on MR images from 423 patients. All these patients…Abstract Number: 1268 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hand Bone Loss in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Independent of Adalimumab Treatment – Results from a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by progressive destruction of joint bone and loss of periarticularbone mineral. Hand bone loss (HBL) measured by Digital X-ray…Abstract Number: 1269 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Description of Radiographic Hip Measurements By OA Status in a Large Community-Based Study of African American and White Men and Women
Background/Purpose: There has been increasing interest in hip morphology as a risk factor for OA. There is a need for frequency estimates in the general…Abstract Number: 1271 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Concentration of S100A8/A9 Proteins Is an Independent Biomarker for Radiological Progression in in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Increasing body of evidence suggest that alarmins such as S100A8/A9 proteins play a critical role in Rheumatoid Arthritis pathogenesis (RA). We aimed to analyze…Abstract Number: 1272 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Histologically Defined Peri-Articular Vascular Channels be Identified on High-Resolution Computed Tomography? – a Study in Cadaveric Finger Joints
Background/Purpose: Several studies have indicated that High Resolution peripheral CT (HR-pQCT) scanning is more sensitive than radiography in detecting cortical interruptions in destructive joint diseases…Abstract Number: 1273 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Protein Antibodies and Rheumatoid Factor on Bone Erosions in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using HR-pQCT: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background/Purpose: Concomitant presence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) is associated with higher erosive disease burden in patients with established rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 1274 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Reproducibility of a Semi-Automatic Algorithm in the Detection of Cortical Breaks and Adjacent Trabecular Bone Loss in Scan-Rescan Data from Patients with Early Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In RA bone erosions are defined as cortical breaks with adjacent trabecular bone loss. High resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) is more sensitive than…Abstract Number: 1275 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Spine and Tibia Bone Microarchitecture Using Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) and HR-pQCT in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by new bone growth that leads to syndesmophytes formation. However, AS patients present low bone…Abstract Number: 1276 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensitive SPECT/CT Imaging of Fibroblast Activation Protein Expression after Anti-IL-22 Treatment in Experimental Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial tissue has been demonstrated to express high levels of fibroblast activation protein (FAP) using anti-FAP-antibody 28H1. In addition, RA patients…Abstract Number: 1278 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combined Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Assessing Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: A Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc), a multi-organ fibrotic disease, affects the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in 90% of patients. An urgent unmet need in the management of…Abstract Number: 1279 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Imaging of Ankylosing Spondylitis By [18f]Fluoride PET-CT to Assess Bone Formation Activity and to Monitor Anti-TNF Therapy
Background/Purpose: Bone formation is an important hallmark of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Recently, we demonstrated that axial bone formation activity in AS patients can be visualized…Abstract Number: 1280 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Positron Emission Tomography Images with an Amyloid-Specific Tracer 11C-BF-227 in Systemic Amyloidosis Patients
Background/Purpose: In order to visualize amyloid deposition in the specific organs, the patients with systemic amyloidosis underwent positron-emission tomography (PET) study with 11C-BF-227 that specifically…Abstract Number: 1281 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Feasibility and Reliability of the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Sacroiliac Joint Inflammation Score for Children with Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: We lack a method to quantify severity of inflammation in the pediatric sacroiliac joint. We evaluated the reliability and construct validity of the Spondyloarthritis…
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