Abstract Number: 1117 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Integrated 18f-Fluoride Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of The Spine – a Pilot Study and Comparison Of Signals In Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Positron emission tomography (PET) is a high sensitive nuclear imaging technique that depicts functional processes within the body. PET scanners detect annihilation radiation from…Abstract Number: 1118 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment Of Structural Damage In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis Using 18F-Fluoride Positron Emission Tomography-Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Background/Purpose: 18F-fluoride uptake represents active osteoblastic bone synthesis. We explored structural damage of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) using 18F-fluoride positron emission tomography (PET)-magnetic resonance…Abstract Number: 1119 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantification Of Inflammatory Disease Of Spine In Ankylosing Spondylitis Using Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis
Background/Purpose: To develop methodology for quantification of spinal inflammation in AS using a volumetric MRI-based technique and to explore relationships between these findings and clinical measures…Abstract Number: 1120 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concordance Between ‘a Positive MRI Of The Sacroiliac joints’ Based On The Local Reading Versus a Centralised Reading: Experience From The DESIR-Cohort
Background/Purpose: Reading of MRIs of the sacroiliac joints (MRI-SI) in clinical trials is usually performed by ≥1 trained readers while in daily practice this is…Abstract Number: 1121 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Volatility Of The Site and Type Of Lesions In The Spine In Patients With Recent Onset Spondyloarthritis and Possible Spondyloarthritis Over a 3-Month Period
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory lesions on MRI of the sacroiliac joints show volatility over a short period of 3 months in patients with recent onset axial spondyloarthritis…Abstract Number: 1122 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Reliable Is The Scoring Of Msasss In Clinical Practice In Centers Participating In DESIR? Comparison With The Gold Standard Central Reading
Background/Purpose: Spinal X-rays are considered as gold standard for assessing structural damage in the spine in AS, and a scoring system, the modified Stoke Ankylosing…Abstract Number: 1123 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of The Performance Of The BASRI and Msasss In Patients With Early Inflammatory Back Pain From The DESIR Cohort
Background/Purpose: For assessing structural damage in AS on spinal X-rays the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiology Index (BASRI) and modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score (mSASSS) scoring systems can…Abstract Number: 1124 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lumbar Degenerative Changes In The Spondyloartritis Caught Early Cohort
Background/Purpose: The early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is difficult, however new classification criteria are available, the ASAS axSpA criteria. The SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE)…Abstract Number: 1125 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fatigue In Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Associated With The Brain Networks Of Sensory Salience and Attention
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is one of the cardinal features of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and contributes substantially to the disability associated with this disease. The mechanisms underlying…Abstract Number: 1126 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Opportunistic Computed Tomography Screening For Determining Osteoporosis In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis and Spine Fractures
Background/Purpose: In advanced disease Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is frequently associated with a reduction in bone mineral density (BMD) which contributes to pain and predisposes to…Abstract Number: 1127 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Semiquantitative MRI Features Of Knee Osteoarthritis Show Compartment-Specific Relationships With Quantitative Cartilage Thickness Loss: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Background/Purpose: Structural progression of knee OA has been associated with several radiographic and MRI-measured pathological features of OA, including malalignment, meniscal pathology and bone marrow…Abstract Number: 1129 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development and Validation Of a Rapid Knee Cartilage Quantification Method
Background/Purpose: Cartilage morphometry on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) may become an acceptable outcome measure for clinical trials among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, obtaining…Abstract Number: 1130 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Change In Knee Osteophyte Volume By Semi-Automated Method In Knee Osteoarthritis Over Four Years Using 3T DESS 3D MRI
Background/Purpose: The development and growth of osteophytes are considered a radiographic surrogate for osteoarthritis (OA) at the knee. Methods to determine osteophyte burden are largely…Abstract Number: 1131 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Peri-Articular Fractal Signature Analysis and Bone Mineral Density Measure Different Aspects Of Bone: Cross-Sectional Data From The Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Peri-articular fractal signature analysis (FSA) and bone mineral density (paBMD) are potentially cost-effective prognostic imaging markers for osteoarthritis (OA) progression. While we know that…Abstract Number: 1101 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neuromuscular Taping On Patients With Fibromyalgia May Be a Useful Tool To Relief Muscular Pain
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FMS) is an illness characterized by an anomalous perception of the painful stimuli that are supposed to be attributable to a combination of…