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Abstract Number: 1728 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diffusion Weighted Imaging Is a Sensitive and Specific MRI Protocol for the Diagnosis and Assessment of Disease Severity in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Linda A. Bradbury¹, Kelly A. Hollis², Benoit Gautier², Sateesh Shankaranarayana³, Philip Robinson⁴, Nivene Saad³, Kim-Anh Lê Cao² and Matthew A. Brown¹, ¹The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ²University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ³Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, ⁴Human Genetics Group, University of Queensland Diamantina Insititute, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose: Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) is an MRI protocol which assesses the random Brownian motion of water molecules in the tissue imaged; this motion is…
Abstract Number: 1729 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors and Clinical Factors Associated with Change in Spinal Inflammation Assessed on MRI over 2 Years: Data from Tasmanian Ankylosing Spondylitis Study
Hussain Ijaz Khan¹, Louisa Chou², Patricia Lewis³, Anitra Wilson³, Janet Millner⁴ and Jane Zochling³, ¹Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Institute of Medical Research, Hobart, Australia, ²Menzies Institute of Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7000, Australia, ³Menzies Institute of Medical Research, Hobart, Australia, ⁴Physiotherapy, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is debilitating disease affecting the axial skeleton which is often difficult to diagnose in early stages. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is…
Abstract Number: 1730 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Good Control of Inflammation Counterbalances a Negative Impact of Radiographic Spinal Progression on Functional Status and Spinal Mobility in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with TNF Inhibitors
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Aleksandra Fedorova¹, Joachim Listing², Hildrun Haibel¹, Xenofon Baraliakos³, Jürgen Braun³ and Joachim Sieper¹, ¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Impaired function and spinal mobility in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) can be caused by both spinal inflammation and new bone formation. Anti-TNF therapy…
Abstract Number: 1731 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiographic Damage of Facet Joints and Vertebral Bodies in the Cervical Spine in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with TNF Inhibitors
Fiona Maas¹, Suzanne Arends¹, Elisabeth Brouwer¹, Eveline van der Veer², Hendrika Bootsma¹, Rizwana Chaudhry¹, Monique Efde³, Freke Wink³ and Anneke Spoorenberg¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In ankylosing spondylitis (AS), syndesmophyte formation and ankylosis of the vertebral bodies are characteristic radiographic changes that are evaluated during follow-up. However, the facet…
Abstract Number: 1732 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Slow Spinal Radiographic Progression in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with TNF Inhibitors
Fiona Maas¹, Suzanne Arends¹, Ivette Essers², Elisabeth Brouwer¹, Eveline van der Veer³, Freke Wink⁴, Monique Efde⁴, Hendrika Bootsma¹ and Anneke Spoorenberg¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Assessing radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is challenging. The results regarding the effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blocking therapy on spinal radiographic…
Abstract Number: 1733 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Close Correlation Between Radiologic Progression Severity and Trabecular Bone Loss in Male Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ki-Jo Kim^1,2, In-Woon Baek³, Chong-Hyeun Yoon^4,5, Wan-Uk Kim⁶ and Chul-Soo Cho³, ¹Internal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South Korea, ²St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ³Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, South Korea, ⁶Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, progressive disease characterized by inflammation of entheses. Inflammation is associated with cortical new bone formation leading to progressive…
Abstract Number: 1734 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Computer Aided Syndesmophyte Measurement on Spinal Radiographs in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients
F. de Bruin¹, Rosaline van den Berg¹, M. Reijnierse², D. van der Heijde^3,4 and B.C. Stoel², ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Quantifying syndesmophyte (Synd) length and angle in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients (pts) can be a helpful tool in monitoring disease progression. Objective was to…
Abstract Number: 1735 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Imaging and Clinical Factors Associated with Subchondral Sacroiliac Fatty Marrow in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Kavi Devulapalli¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Daria Motamedi¹ and Lianne S. Gensler³, ¹Radiology, UCSF, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MR) plays an important role in the evaluation of inflammatory and structural changes in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients. Prior research suggests…
Abstract Number: 1736 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There Evidence to Support Replacing Conventional AP Pelvis Radiographs with Dedicated Sacroiliac Joint Views for the Diagnosis of Sacroiliitis?
Ahmed Omar¹, Ismail Sari¹, Mohamed Bedaiwi¹, Nigil Haroon¹ and Robert D Inman², ¹Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Immunlogy and Institute of Medical Science, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Despite the development of advanced imaging modalities such as MRI and CT, conventional radiography remains the cornerstone for the diagnosis and classification of Ankylosing…
Abstract Number: 1737 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Osteoclast Precursors with an Elevated DC-STAMP Expression May Identify Psoriasis Patients at Risk for Psoriatic Arthritis
Yahui Grace Chiu¹, Sutha Shanmugarajah², Dongge Li³, Megan Freiburger⁴, Sharon Moorehead⁵, Dafna Gladman⁶ and Christopher T. Ritchlin⁷, ¹Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁵Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁶Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatololgy Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Approximately 25% of psoriasis (Ps) patients develop into psoriatic arthritis (PsA) within 10 years. This Ps-to-PsA transition paradigm provides a unique opportunity to recognize…
Abstract Number: 1738 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing the Validity of the Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Assay in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Tristan Boyd¹, Doquyen H. Huynh¹, P. Scott Eastman², Ferhan Qureshi³, Eric H. Sasso⁴, Rebecca J. Bolce⁴, Joshua Hillman⁵, David L. Boyle⁶ and Arthur Kavanaugh⁷, ¹Rheumatology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Crescendo Bioscience, South San Francisco, CA, ³Crescendo Bioscience, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Crescendo Bioscience Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁵Div of Rheum, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁷University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, LaJolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Considerable heterogeneity across clinical domains of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can make assessment of disease activity challenging. As a result, there has been interest in…
Abstract Number: 1739 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Ratio of Glycated Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) to Glycated Albumin (GA) Is Correlated with Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) in Non-Diabetic Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Se-Jin Byun¹, Jason Jungsik Song², Yong-Beom Park¹, Soo-Kon Lee¹ and Sang-Won Lee¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: With the growing awareness of disease course of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and recent development of novel treatments which might be the most effective for early…
Abstract Number: 1740 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Jaita Mukherjee¹, Maria Mouyis¹, Kavina Shah¹, Mohammad Mahdi Saeidinejad¹, Ayesha Akbar² and Shahir Hamdulay¹, ¹Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom, ²Gastroenterology, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Enteropathic arthropathy refers to the pattern of inflammatory arthritis seen in association with gastrointestinal pathology. Arthritis in the presence of inflammatory bowel disease can…
Abstract Number: 1741 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abdominal Fat Mass Assessment in Recent Onset Spondyloarthritis: Data from the DESIR Cohort
Hélène Che¹, Adrien Etcheto², Camille Souffir³, Sami Kolta⁴, Pascal Richette⁵, Anna Molto⁶, Maxime Dougados², Christian Roux⁴ and Karine Briot⁴, ¹Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ²Université Paris René Descartes and Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ³Service de rhumatologie, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁴Rheumatology B Department, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁵Université Paris Diderot, UFR médicale, Paris, France; APHP Hôpital Lariboisière, Fédération de Rhumatologie and Inserm U1132, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France, ⁶Hopital Cochin, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Studies have shown a strong prevalence of cardiovascular events among patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). Recent studies indicate that visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is highly…
Abstract Number: 1742 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fingerprint Biomarkers of Type I and III Collagen in Axial Spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). Association with Disease Activity and Diagnostic Capacity
Natasja Stæhr Gudman¹, Anne Friesgaard Christensen², Grith Lykke Sørensen³, Anne C. Bay-Jensen⁴, Anne Sofie Siebuhr⁵, Morten Asser Karsdal⁶, Heidi Lausten Munk⁷, Leif Ejstrup⁸, Anne Gitte Loft⁹ and Peter Junker¹⁰, ¹Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark, ²Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ³Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicin, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁴Biomarkers and Research, Rheumatology, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁵Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁶Research & Development, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ⁸Odense University Hosp, SDR Blvd, Odense, Denmark, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark, ¹⁰University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Background/Purpose: AxSpA and PsA are core members of the spondyloarthritis complex. One cardinal characteristic shared by these two conditions is increased remodeling of bone and…

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