Abstract Number: 153 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of Finger and Foot Joints in a Population of Volunteers: Is Osteoarthritis an Underestimated Problem? Results from the German “Rheuma-Truck” Cohort
Background/Purpose To investigate the frequency of osteoarthritis (OA) in musculoskeletal ultrasound of the MCP, MTP and PIP joints in a volunteer population using the US-7…Abstract Number: 152 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subclinical Synovial Inflammation in Gout
Background/Purpose Gout is poorly managed in the community. Long standing poorly controlled gout can lead into progressive destructive arthropathy, decreased quality of life and increased…Abstract Number: 138 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Ultrasonography of Peripheral Entheses Play a Role in the Diagnosis and Understanding of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)?
Background/Purpose to investigate musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) as a diagnostic modality in DISH and to explore if it might help in elucidating its pathogenesis and events…Abstract Number: 143 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detailed Anatomical Distribution of Synovial Inflammation Revealed By Ultrasound in Patients with Blau Syndrome
Background/Purpose Arthritis is the most frequent manifestation of Blau syndrome, an autoinflammatory disorder caused by the genetic mutation of NOD2. However, the detailed information on…Abstract Number: 118 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Difficult to Treat Gouty Arthritis Associated with Poor Health Related Quality of Life and High Resource Utilization: Post- Hoc Analysis
Background/Purpose: Difficult-to-treat (DTT) group in the MOTION study included symptomatic refractory gouty arthritis (RGA) patients with ≥3 flares, refractory to NSAIDs/colchicine/steroids or to uric acid…Abstract Number: 117 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Gout Flares in a US Managed Care Setting
Background/Purpose Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis in the US, and acute gout flares are among the most painful events experienced by humans. The…Abstract Number: 136 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Calprotectin (S100A8/9) Is an Independent Predictor of Ultrasound Synovitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Serological biomarkers specifically reflecting pathological processes may have added value in assessing joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Calprotectin (S100A8/9 protein) has been demonstrated…Abstract Number: 135 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of the Ultrasonography Images and Synovial Pathology of the Joints in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Biological Agents
Background/Purpose: An early diagnosis and tight disease control have increased in importance in the era of biological therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ultrasonography (US) of…Abstract Number: 134 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Histopathological Correlation of Ultrasound-Defined Active Synovitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Remission. Preliminary Results
Background/Purpose We recently demonstrated that 45.4% of patients with RA in clinical remission have ultrasound (US)-defined active synovitis (synovial hypertrophy (HS) grade 2 or higher…Abstract Number: 133 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
On-Demand Ultrasonography Assessment in the Most Affected Joint Is Efficient for Management of RA Patients in Daily Practice
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) is recognized as a useful tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although several sets of power Doppler…Abstract Number: 132 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Ultrasound (PDUS) and DAS28 Measure Different Aspects of Disease Activity? Analyses from the First Prospective International Phase IIIb Study of PDUS Response in Abatacept-Treated Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Background/Purpose: A composite (power Doppler/grayscale ultrasound [PDUS]) synovitis score, developed by the OMERACT-EULAR-Ultrasound Task Force, was shown to be responsive in RA patients with inadequate…Abstract Number: 131 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Synovitis and Erosions with an Automated Ultrasound System: Data from a Prospective Cohort with Early and Established RA
Background/Purpose: Arthrosonography has proven to be a sensitive and reliable, but time-consuming method for the evaluation of arthritis in small joints of patients with RA…Abstract Number: 130 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inter-Rater Reliability of the US-7 Score in a Population of Volunteers: Is a Post-Hoc Analysis of Still Images Comparable to the Dynamic Analysis? Results from the German “Rheuma-Truck” Cohort
Background/Purpose To investigate the value of a follow-up analysis of ultrasonographic still images versus dynamic investigation using the US-7 ultrasound score. Methods “Rheuma-Truck” was a…Abstract Number: 129 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Seven Joints Ultrasound Scoring System May be Useful and Effective in Assessing Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the State of Remission in Daily Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: To evaluate if the 7-joint ultrasound scoring system (US7) is able to find synovitis in patients in remission of RA. Methods: Patients with rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 128 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Rapid 4- Joint Ultrasonographic Score to Daily Monitoring Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Validity and Sensitivity to Change
Background/Purpose Ultrasound has demonstrated to be a sensitivity and specific tool to assess patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). However, the feasibility of this technology in…
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