Abstract Number: 172 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sleep Apnea and Risk of Incident Gout: A Population-Based Body-Mass Index Matched Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Sleep apnea is common among obese individuals with comorbidities (up to ~30%), a typical profile of gout patients. Since hypoxia associated with sleep apnea…Abstract Number: 175 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab in Acute Gouty Arthritis Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage Greater Than or Equal to 3: A Post-Hoc Analysis of 12-Week Data
Background/Purpose: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) limits the treatment options in acute gouty arthritis (GA) patients due to intolerance and contraindications to available therapies. Efficacy and…Abstract Number: 158 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of Joint Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Suspected Acute Crystal Arthritis : Results of a Prospective Study of 112 Patients
Background/Purpose The gold standard for diagnosing gout and CCP arthritis is the identification of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in joint fluid. Ultrasound (US) features of…Abstract Number: 151 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sonographic Measurements Can be Misleading for Diagnosing Carpal Tunel Syndrome in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To compare the nerve cross sectional areas (CSA) in patients with RA without any sign of peripheral neuropathy to healthy controls.Methods: The study group was…Abstract Number: 150 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Major Salivary Glands in Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Comparison of Two Scoring Systems and Diagnostic Value of Sonoelastography
Background/Purpose Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by clinically xerophthalmia and xerostomia. Those standard tests of salivary glands involvement has…Abstract Number: 149 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Automated Digital Analysis of Major Salivary Gland Ultrasound Images
Background/Purpose Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease mainly affecting the salivary and lacrimal glands, with symptoms such as dryness of the…Abstract Number: 148 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Value of Ultrasonography Parotid Glands in Patients with Suspected Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by chronic lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine tissues. Currently new non-invasive techniques are being continuously introduced…Abstract Number: 147 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
US Lung Examination in SSc Patients: A Comparison of Two Different Scoring Systems
Background/Purpose Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a disease characterized by a progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, which can lead to death. Lung involvement…Abstract Number: 146 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Joint and Tendon Involvement in Patients with Early Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in Comparison with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Background/Purpose: Although both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may lead to the joint deformity, different characteristics such as the absence or the…Abstract Number: 145 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Cut-Off Value Analysis By Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Background/Purpose Ultrasonography (US) of the superficial temporal arteries was introduced in the 1990s. The diagnostic value of US of the superficial temporal artery wall in…Abstract Number: 144 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sonographic Differentiation of Heel Pain: Focal Degenerative Versus Systemic Inflammatory Enthesitis
Background/Purpose: Plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis are commonly encountered in a rheumatologic practice due to either degenerative (DG) or systemic inflammatory conditions (SYS). While…Abstract Number: 142 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Subclinical Entheseal Involvement in Patients with Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Ultrasonographic Study
Background/Purpose Joint involvement is the most frequent extra-intestinal manifestation of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Various recent studies focused on the clinical prevalence of enthesitis…Abstract Number: 141 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Subclinical Enthesopathy in Asymptomatic First Degree Relatives of Patients with Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose There are no studies evaluating enthesis involvement detected by US in relatives of spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients. Objectives: 1) To evaluate and compare the prevalence…Abstract Number: 140 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Entheses Ultrasound Findings Similar in Axial Spa Patients and in Athletes?
Background/Purpose Spondyloarthritis (SpA) are characterized by inflammatory and structural changes in the entheses (enthesitis). However, enthesitis is not only observed in SpA and can also…Abstract Number: 139 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Enthesitis in Primary Care Psoriasis Patients with Musculoskeletal Complaints
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis patients with enthesitis can classify as psoriatic arthritis since the introduction of the CASPAR classification criteria in 2006. However, the presence of a…
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