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Abstract Number: 1286 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammatory Activity of IgG4-Related Disease Lesions Assessed By Quantitative Positron Emission Tomography Correlates with Circulating Plasmablasts Levels
Alvise Berti¹, Carla Canevari², Francesca Gallivanone³, Marco Lanzillotta⁴, Emanuele Bozzalla Cassione⁴, Corrado Campochiaro⁵, Giuseppe Alvise Ramirez⁴, Maria Grazia Sabbadini⁴ and Emanuel Della Torre⁴, ¹Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, ²Nuclear Medicine, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ³Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IBFM, Milan, Italy, ⁴Unit of Medicine and Clinical Immunology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ⁵San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scan is emerging as a promising imaging technique for diagnosis and staging of IgG4-RD. We aim to correlate…
Abstract Number: 1287 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of Vascular Findings By PET/CT Scan in the Diagnosis and Activity Assesment of Takayasu Arteritis
Bahtiyar Toz¹, Zeynep Gözde Özkan², Bahar Artim-Esen¹, Burak Erer¹, Sevil Kamali³, Ahmet Gul¹, Lale Ocal³ and Murat Inanc⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Nuclear Medicine,, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large-vessel vasculitis predominantly affecting the aorta and its main branches. Assessing disease activity is difficult and mainly based on…
Abstract Number: 1288 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluating Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Using Global Assessment of 18f-FDG Uptake in the Joints
William Raynor¹, Sara Alehashemi², Sina Houshmand³, Thomas J Werner³, Abass Alavi⁴ and Joshua Baker⁵, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Rheumatology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Department of Radiology/Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Clinical imaging modalities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) such as MRI and ultrasound can detect morphologic changes associated with synovial inflammation. 18F-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission…
Abstract Number: 1289 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Clinical Parameters and PET/MRI in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Kathleen Jo Corbin¹, Emily von Scheven¹, Youngho Seo², Spencer Behr² and John MacKenzie³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Section of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Positron emission tomography (PET) can be used to identify inflammation using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG). 18F-FDG uptake correlates with clinical and laboratory markers of disease activity…
Abstract Number: 1290 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Usefulness of Volumetric Parameters of FDG PET/CT for Reflecting Disease Activity in Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis Patients
Atsushi Kondo¹, Hiroaki Dobashi¹, Tomohiro Kameda¹, Miharu Izumikawa¹, Shusaku Nakashima¹, Hiromi Shimada¹, Hiroki Ozaki¹, Risa Wakiya¹, Yuka Yamamoto², Yoshihiro Nishiyama³ and Norimitsu Kadowaki¹, ¹Internal Medicine Division of Hematology, Rheumatology, and Respiratory Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ²Radiology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ³Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine,Kagawa University, Kagawa University, Kita-gun, Japan
Background/Purpose: Polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM) are systemic inflammatory disorders predominantly affecting skeletal muscles and skin respectively. Although muscle biopsy is the most important to the diagnosis of…
Abstract Number: 1291 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and 18fluoride Sodium Positron Emission Tomography with Computed Tomography to Assess Inflammatory and Structural Abnormalities of the Sacroiliac Joint in Axial Spondyloarthritis
ouichka remy¹, Bouderraoui fehd², raynal marie¹, nguyeon Sime willy³, morel olivier⁴, Chary-valckenaere isabelle⁵, Maksymowych walter⁶, lambert robert⁷, olivier pierre⁸ and Damien Loeuille⁹, ¹rheumatology, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ²nuclear medecine, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ³Department of epidemiology CIC 1433 CHRU Nancy, France, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ⁴deprtment of nuclear medecine, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ⁵department of rheumatology, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ⁶deprtment of rheumatology, alberta university, edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷department of radiology, university of alberta, edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸department of nuclear medecine, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ⁹Rheumatology, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
Background/Purpose: We aimed to assess increased SIJ uptakes on 18-FNa (an osteoblastic tracer) PET/CT and to compare with MRI SIJ assessments for inflammation and structural…
Abstract Number: 1292 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of 18fluoride Sodium Positron Emission Tomography with Computed Tomography to Assess Inflammatory and Structural Sacroiliitis Respectively on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Marie Raynal¹, ouichka remy², Julian Melchior¹, Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere³, Willy Ngueyon Sime⁴, Walter P. Maksymowych⁵, Robert G. Lambert⁶ and Damien Loeuille³, ¹Rheumatology, CHRU Nancy, Nancy, France, ²rheumatology, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France, ³Rheumatology, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France, ⁴University of Lorraine, Nancy, France, ⁵Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁶Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: to assess increased SIJ uptakes on 18-FNa (an osteoblastic tracer) PET/CT according to a qualitative and quantitative approach and to compare with MRI SIJ…
Abstract Number: 1293 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of Extremity Magnetic Resonance Imaging (eMRI) without Contrast Enhancement in Detecting Preclinical Psoriatic Arthritis
Ashish J Mathew¹, Jyoti Panwar², Paul Bird³, Renu George⁴ and Debashish Danda¹, ¹Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Vellore, India, ²Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Vellore, India, ³University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, ⁴Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Vellore, India
Background/Purpose: Between 8-39% of patients with cutaneous psoriasis may develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Subclinical inflammatory joint disease in patients with psoriasis is common. i,ii This study…
Abstract Number: 1294 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Oblique Views Radiographs Have Advantages over Antero-Posterior View Radiographs in Assessing Sacroiliitis in Patients with Early Axial Spondyloarthritis
Zaiying Hu¹, Shanglin Zhu², Zetao Liao³, Baiyu Zhang² and Jieruo Gu⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ³Rheumatology, 3rd Affiliated Hoapital of Sun Yat-Sen Uni, Guangzhou, China, ⁴Rheumatology, third affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-sen Universtiy, Guangzhou, China
Background/Purpose: All patients fulfilled the 2009 ASAS classification criteria for axial SpA. Three readers blinded (two radiologists and one rheumatologist) investigated the A-P view and…
Abstract Number: 1295 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Prevalence of Inflammatory and Structural Lesions on MRI of the Sacroiliac Joints in Patients with Very Early Peripheral Spondyloarthritis
Gaëlle Varkas¹, Philippe Carron², Heleen Cypers¹, Dirk Elewaut¹, Lennart Jans³ and Filip van Den Bosch⁴, ¹Laboratory for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, Department of Rheumatology, VIB, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ²Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ³Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: To assess the prevalence of inflammatory and structural lesions on MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) in patients with peripheral spondyloarthritis (PSpA) in a…
Abstract Number: 1296 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Measurements of Cartilage, Osteophyte, and Bone Marrow Lesion Volume in Knee Osteoarthritis
Lena Franziska Schaefer¹, Ming Yin¹, Meera Sury², Scott Jamieson¹, Jamie E. Collins³, Stacy Smith⁴ and Jeffrey Duryea¹, ¹Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham & Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Radiology/Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging & Intervention, Brigham & Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Quantitative Measurements of Cartilage, Osteophyte, and Bone Marrow Lesion volume in Knee Osteoarthritis Schaefer L.F., Yin M., Sury, M., Jamieson S., Collins J., Smith S.,…
Abstract Number: 1297 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Positive Sacroiliac Joint MRI in Asymptomatic Patients with Recurrent Acute Anterior Uveitis: A Proof of Concept
Thauana Oliveira¹, Walter Maksymowych², Robert G Lambert³, Cristina Muccioli¹ and Marcelo Pinheiro¹, ¹Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Medicine, University of Alberta,, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Recurrent acute anterior uveitis (rAAU) is associated with spondyloarthritis (SpA). However, it is not known if patients with rAAU, but no back symptoms could…
Abstract Number: 1298 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development and Validation of Berlin and Sparcc MRI Sacroiliac Joint Scoring Methods for the Semi-Axial Scan Plan
Pernille Hededal¹, Mikkel Østergaard², Inge Juul Sorensen³, Anne Gitte Loft⁴, Jens Hindrup³, Gorm Thamborg³, Karsten Asmussen³, Oliver Hendricks⁵, Jesper Nørregaard³, Jakob M. Møller⁶, Anne Grethe Jurik⁷, Lone Morsel-Carlsen¹, Lone Balding⁸ and Susanne Juhl Pedersen³, ¹Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Departments of Rheumatology at Vejle and Aarhus Hospitals, Vejle and Aarhus, Denmark, ⁵Dep. of Rheumatology, King Christians Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark, ⁷Dept. of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁸Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: In clinical trials encompassing axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients, bone marrow edema (BME) in the sacroiliac joints (SIJs) is assessed with standardized and validated semi-quantitative…
Abstract Number: 1299 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can the 3D-Modified Dixon Methods Replace the Conventional Sacroiliac Joint Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
Yoonah Song¹, Seunghun Lee¹ and Tae-Hwan Kim², ¹Department of Radiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ²Department of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea
Can the 3D-modified Dixon Methods Replace the Conventional Sacroiliac Joint Magnetic Resonance Imaging? ABSTRACT Background/Purpose: The purpose of our study was to assess the diagnostic…
Abstract Number: 1300 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MRI-Detected Inflammation Is Associated with Functional Disability in Early Arthritis – Results of a Cross-Sectional Study
Leonie E Burgers¹, Wouter P Nieuwenhuis¹, Hanna W van Steenbergen¹, Elize C Newsum¹, Tom WJ Huizinga¹, Monique Reijnierse², Saskia le Cessie³ and Annette HM van der Helm-van Mil¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Medical statistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sensitively detects inflammation, but the clinical relevance of MRI-detected inflammation is undetermined in early arthritis. Therefore, this cross-sectional study investigated…

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