Abstract Number: 1987 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
LIVER Outcomes In Gout Patients Treated With Febuxostat and Altered LIVER Function TESTS
LIVER OUTCOMES IN GOUT PATIENTS TREATED WITH FEBUXOSTAT AND ALTERED LIVER FUNCTION TESTSBackground/Purpose: patients with significantly altered liver function test (LFTs) at screening do not…Abstract Number: 1988 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Self-Reported Gout, Comorbidities and Healthcare Resource Utilization Data From The 2012 United States National Health and Wellness Survey
Background/Purpose: Hyperuricemia and gout are associated with major cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities. Recently published data on comorbidities and gout epidemiology in the US have been…Abstract Number: 1958 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Evaluation Of Hand Bone Loss By Digital x-Ray Radiogrammetry Within The First 3 Months After Diagnosis Of Rheumatoid Arthrits Identify Patients At Risk For Radiological Progression?
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the usefulness of assement of hand bone loss in prediction of radiological progression in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Patients…Abstract Number: 1949 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment Of Wrist Joint Inflammation In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis By Quantitative Two- and Three-Dimensional Power Doppler Ultrasonography
Background/Purpose: To assess the intra-operator and inter-operator reliability of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D)-power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS) computer-aided quantification data for wrist joint vascularity.Methods: This…Abstract Number: 1950 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Radiographic Joint Space Narrowing, Sonographic Cartilage Thickness and Anatomy In Rheumatoid Arthritis and Control Joints
Background/Purpose: To validate ultrasound (US) for measuring cartilage thickness, by evaluating cartilage thickness on cadaver specimens of metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints by US and conventional measurement.…Abstract Number: 1951 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Spring Ligament Window: A Unique Sonoanatomic View Into a Complex Rheumatoid Joint
Background/Purpose: The calcaneonavicular or spring ligament (SL) is a group of 3 stout non-elastic fibrocartilaginous bands in the medial mid-foot that is important in maintaining…Abstract Number: 1952 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Value Of An Automated Ultrasound System In The Detection Of Synovitis
Background/Purpose: The detection of joint swelling caused by synovitis is important for the diagnosis and assessment of inflammatory arthritis. Ultrasound (US) and MRI have proven…Abstract Number: 1953 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Progression of Cartilage Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Three Year Prospective 3T- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study Examining Predictive Factors
Background/Purpose: Cartilage damage impacts on patient disability in RA. The aims of this MRI study were to investigate cartilage damage over 3 years and determine…Abstract Number: 1954 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
advantages Of a Combined Rheumatoid Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score (RAMRIS) For Hand and Feet: Does The Ramris Of The Hand Alone Underestimate Disease Activity and Progression?
Background/Purpose: To evaluate a combined rheumatoid arthritis magnetic resonance imaging score (RAMRIS) for hand and foot (HaF-score) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Magnetic resonance imaging…Abstract Number: 1955 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biochemical MRI With Gagcest (Glycosaminoglycan Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer Imaging) Of Finger Joint Cartilage In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumathoid arthritis (RA) predominantly involves finger joints. Cartilage damage promotes synovitis and has previously been shown to be predictive for bone erosions. gagCEST has…Abstract Number: 1956 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect Of Initial Methotrexate Therapy On Cartilage Composition In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Follow-Up With Biochemical MRI Of Finger Cartilage
Background/Purpose: To test for initial status and subsequent recovery of cartilage glycosaminoglycane content in metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (eRA) undergoing…Abstract Number: 1957 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation Of Structural Abnormalities Of The Wrist and Metacarpophalangeal Joints Evaluated By High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography, 3 Tesla MRI and Conventional Radiographs In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Early detection of joint inflammation and tissue damage are critical for patient management in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) is…Abstract Number: 1959 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Extremity MRI Scans of the Hand and the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Arthritis: Findings in Patients With a Clinical Diagnosis of RA, Non-Inflammatory Arthritis and Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Low field extremity MRI has been utilized to evaluate patients for inflammatory arthritis and to follow their progress on immunosuppressive and biologic therapy. …Abstract Number: 1960 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combination Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Proven Osteitis With 2010 RA Classification Criteria Improves The Diagnostic Probability Of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Whose Disease Duration Less Than 6 Months
Background/Purpose: In the articles describing the 2010 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) classification criteria , it is stated that additional evidence of joint injury from imaging techniques such…Abstract Number: 1961 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Diagnostic Utility Of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound In Early Arthritis – a Probabilistic (Bayesian) Approach
Background/Purpose: While musculoskeletal ultrasound examination (MSUS) is used increasingly in the work-up of patients with inflammatory joint disease, the exact diagnostic utility has not been…
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