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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).…
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
Seung-Geun Lee¹, Keunyoung Kim², Seong-Min Kweon³, Eun-Kyoung Park⁴, Yun-Kyung Kim⁵ and Geun-Tae Kim⁶, ¹Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Department of Nuclear Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁵Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁶Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South)
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
Jorge Juan Fragio Gil¹, Jose Ivorra Cortes¹, Manuela Martinez Frances², Jose Luis Loaiza Gongora³, Juan José Alegre⁴, Marta Garijo Bufort⁵, Susana Herrera Lara⁶, Inmaculada Chalmeta Verdejo¹, Luis Gonzalez Puig¹, Rosa Negueroles Albuixech¹, Cristina Alcañiz Escandell¹, Karla Arevalo Ruales¹, Ines Canovas Olmos¹, Carlos Feced Olmos¹, Roxana Gonzalez Mazario¹, Elena Grau Garcia¹, Eztizen Labrador Sanchez¹, Isabel Martinez Cordellat¹, Carmen Najera Herranz¹, Jose Eloy Oller Rodriguez¹, Francisco Miguel Ortiz-Sanjuán¹, Elvira Vicens Bernabeu¹, Marta De la Rubia Navarro¹, David Hervás Marín⁷ and Jose Andres Roman Ivorra¹, ¹Rheumatology Department. Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²Pneumology Department. Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ³Nuclear Medicine Department. HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁴Sección de Reumatología Hospital Universitario Dr Peset Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Unit. Hospital de León, León, Spain, ⁶Pneumology Department. Hospital Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁷Biostatistics Unit. IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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
Virginia Durigan¹, Anastasia Secco², Felix Enrique Romanini³, Virginia Ortiz³, Marta Mamani³ and Leticia Sormani de Fonseca³, ¹Reumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, CABA, Argentina, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, CABA, Argentina
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?
Graham Dinsdale¹, Tonia Moore², Neil O’Leary³, Michael Berks⁴, Chris Roberts³, Joanne Manning², John Allen⁵, Marina E Anderson⁶, Maurizio Cutolo⁷, Roger Hesselstrand⁸, Kevin Howell⁹, Carmen Pizzorni⁷, Vanessa Smith¹⁰, Alberto Sulli¹¹, Marie Wildt⁸, Christopher Taylor⁴, Andrea Murray¹ and Ariane L. Herrick^1,12, 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, ³Centre for Biostatistics, Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Imaging Sciences, Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Microvascular Diagnostics, Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁶Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁷Research Laboratory and Academic Unit of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy, Genova, Italy, ⁸Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, ⁹Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, Royal Free Campus, London, UK, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Faculty of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Ghent, Belgium, ¹¹Research Laboratory and Academic Unit of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ¹²NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom
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…

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