Abstract Number: 1316 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is MRI of Use in Identifying Which Undifferentiated Arthritis Patients Will Develop RA?
Background/Purpose: The 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) identify RA patients earlier than the 1987 ACR criteria. However, still a considerable amount of patients…Abstract Number: 1317 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Utility of Joint Space Width and X-Ray Radiogrammetry in RA: Markers for Early Radiographic Progression
Background/Purpose: Early prediction of radiographic progression is beneficial in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient management. The van der Heijde modified Sharp score (SHS) is currently the…Abstract Number: 1318 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of Large Joint Destruction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Using FDG-PET/CT: A Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: The assessments of joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are mainly restricted to small joints in the hands and feet. However, the…Abstract Number: 1319 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Computer Tomography and Ultrasonography for Assessing Remission in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The disease activity score based on 28 joints (DAS-28) might not be sufficient to assess remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Several studies have shown…Abstract Number: 1320 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of 18F-Fluoro-Deoxyglucose Uptake in the Ascending Aorta of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Increased cardiovascular (CV) disease risk in RA has been attributed to traditional CV risk factors and/or to enhanced inflammation. Increased subclinical vascular inflammation has…Abstract Number: 1321 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inter-Reader Agreement of a Novel Method of Radiographic Scoring of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Although widely used in research studies, most of the radiographic scoring systems for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are not feasible in routine clinical practice as…Abstract Number: 1322 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Can We Reduce the Time for Scoring Radiographic Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis? Initial Results with a New Computer-Based Documentation Tool
Background/Purpose: Radiographic progression is a key outcome parameter in RA1. Manual scoring of joint damage based on the established scoring methods (e. g. Sharp Score)…Abstract Number: 1323 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reaching Consensus – Volumetric Joint Space Width Calculations in Finger Joints of Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Joint space width (JSW) is suggested as an indirect measure of arthritis disease activity and could be used as a measure of radiographic progression…Abstract Number: 1324 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Simplified Larsen Erosion Score Is Compatible with the Classic Larsen Score but Less Time Consuming in Practice
Background/Purpose: Untreated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often leads to joint space narrowing (JSN) and erosions in synovial joints. Scoring systems like Sharp van der Heijde and…Abstract Number: 1325 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Age Effects Joint Space Narrowing in Early Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Joint space narrowing (JSN) and erosions are the major radiologic markers of radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as scored by the Sharp/van der…Abstract Number: 1326 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Which Score to Use for Radiographic Damage Assessment of the Spine in (early) Axial Spondyloarthritis? Two-Year Data from the DESIR Cohort
Background/Purpose: Several scores have been developed to assess radiographic damage in AS. However, we do not know how they perform in early phases of the…Abstract Number: 1327 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Five-Year Follow-up of Radiographic Sacroiliitis: Progression As Well As Improvement?
Background/Purpose: Detecting sacroiliitis on plain pelvic X-rays is known to be difficult, resulting in large variability regarding presence/absence of radiographic sacroiliitis. In addition, the number…Abstract Number: 1328 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pelvic Plain Radiograph, Thoraco-Abdominal and Pelvic CT Scan and MRI Compared to the CT of the Sacroiliac Joints Taken As Gold Standard in the Diagnosis of Structural Sacroiliitis
Background/Purpose: To compare the respective performances of the pelvic plain radiograph (RX), thoraco-abdominal and pelvic CT (TAP-CT) and MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ-MRI) to…Abstract Number: 1329 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Repeating Imaging of the Sacroiliac Joints after One Year on the Classification of Patients According the ASAS Axial Spa Criteria
Background/Purpose: It is known that in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) inflammatory lesions on MRI of the SI joints (MRI-SI) can change over time. The usefulness of…Abstract Number: 1330 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Is the Reliability of Recognizing Structural MRI Lesions of Sacroiliac Joints in Patients with Recent Inflammatory Back Pain in Clinical Practice?
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can be difficult to diagnose at an early stage of the disease. Identification of structural lesions of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ)…