Abstract Number: 154 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis in Patients Complaining of Knee Pain: Ultrasound Features
Background/Purpose: to date diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is based on clinical examination and radiological features. Our objetive was to evaluate the diagnostic test properties…Abstract Number: 155 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Ultrasonography As Modality for Identification of Calcium Crystal Deposits in Patients of Primary Osteoarthritis of Knee Joint
Background/Purpose: Calcium deposition diseases, the disordered calcification of cartilage and/or periarticular soft tissue, are associated with aging, degenerative joint disease, and genetic and metabolic disorders.…Abstract Number: 156 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Finger Joint Osteophytes and Bone Erosions By Ultrasound; A Comparison to Computed Tomography and Histology
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is an emerging technique for the examination of osteoarthritis of the hands (HOA).Bone erosions and osteophytes are hallmarks of advanced HOA. We…Abstract Number: 157 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovitis of Sternoclavicular and Peripheral Joints Can be Detected By Ultrasound in Patients with SAPHO Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Synovitis-acne-pustulosis-hyperostosis-osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome is characterized by multiple osteoarticular inflammation and dermatologic disorders such as palmoplantar pustulosis. Although the single available study evaluated enthesitis by…Abstract Number: 158 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Is a Sensitive Imaging Tool for the Assessment of Dynamic Changes of Bone Erosions in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Comparative Analysis with High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitatve Computed Tomography
Background/Purpose: Correct detection of bone erosions is crucial both for diagnosis and for monitoring of treatment response in patients with inflammatory joint diseases. Musculoskeletal ultrasound…Abstract Number: 159 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing Agreement Among Measures of Inflammation Detected on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound and Clinical Findings in the Feet of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In metatarsalphalangeal (MTP) joints 2-5 of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we aimed to assess the agreement between i) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)…Abstract Number: 160 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. External Validation and Inter-Rater Reliability of a 4-Joint Ultrasonographic Scoring System
Background/Purpose: Although Ultrasound (US) has demonstrated to be a sensitive and specific tool, its feasibility in daily clinical practice is still under debate. We have…Abstract Number: 161 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Ultrasound Definitions in Gout Reliable?: Preliminary Results from a Latin American Reliability Exercise
Background/Purpose: Although there is a consistent body of evidence supporting the use of Ultrasound (US) in Gout, several definitions for US lesions have been proposed.…Abstract Number: 162 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Automated Segmentation of Cartilage Provides Comparable Accuracy and Better Responsiveness Than Manual Segmentation: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Automated Segmentation of Cartilage Provides Comparable Accuracy and Better Responsiveness Than Manual Segmentation: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative *Guillard G., *Vincent G.R., *Brett, A., **Conaghan,…Abstract Number: 163 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fluorescence Optical Imaging Reveals Distinct Patterns of Hand Joint Inflammation in Seropositive and Seronegative Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Detection of abnormal Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) related autoantibodies, Rheumatoid Factor (RF) and Anti- Citrullinated Peptide Antibody (ACPA), along with musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) plays a…Abstract Number: 164 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
99mtc-Hdp Digital Blood Flow Scintigraphy for Assessment of Raynaud Phenomenon Associated with Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the 99mTc-HDP scintigraphic features in hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and to compare with primary Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) and secondary…Abstract Number: 165 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Apparent Diffusion Coefficient As a Quantitative Imaging Biomarker of Therapeutic Response in Enthesitis-Related Arthritis
Background/Purpose : Early treatment in enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) may have a disease-modifying effect with consequently improved outcomes. However, disease activity may be difficult to assess,…Abstract Number: 166 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Radiographic Thymic Alteration and Its Clinical Association in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
Background/Purpose: Consecutive and unbiased 500 patients who had visited at our service and had been evaluated by chest CT scan between January 2013 and December…Abstract Number: 167 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Mineral Density Loss in Clinically Suspect Arthralgia Is Associated with Subclinical Inflammation and Progression to Clinical Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Peripheral bone mineral density (BMD) can be decreased in early rheumatoid arthritis but it is unknown if BMD loss emerges already before arthritis is…Abstract Number: 168 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Diastolic Dysfunction and Structural Heart Disease in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Prospective Case Control Study Using Echocardiography
Background/Purpose: The aim of our study was to describe the prevalence of diastolic dysfunction (DD) and structural heart disease (SHD) among a cohort of Axial…
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