Abstract Number: 1044 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Scores of Enthesitis and Dactylitis Do Not Correlate with Corresponding Clinical Findings in Psoriasis Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To compare sonography verified inflammation of entheses, tendons and joints with corresponding clinical findings in psoriasis arthritis (PsA) patients. Methods: Prospective study of 70 consecutive…Abstract Number: 1045 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Wrist in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Methotrexate, Intra-Articular Glucocorticoid and Adalimumab/Placebo
Background/Purpose: To validate parameters of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in an early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinical trial by comparison with clinical parameters of…Abstract Number: 1046 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS), a New Automated Ultrasonic Device, Is Useful to Examine Joint Injury in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS) is an ultrasonic device to be developed for the automated scanning for mammary glands. We have tried to explore…Abstract Number: 1047 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Ankle Swelling Due to Löfgren´s Syndrome: A Pilot Study Using B –mode and Power Doppler Ultrasonography
Background/Purpose: Patients suffering from acute sarcoidosis frequently present with bilateral painfull swelling of the ankles, establishing ankle arthritis as a hallmark of Löfgren's syndrome. Standardized…Abstract Number: 1048 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tenosynovitis in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Prevalence and Comparison Between Ultrasonography, Surgery and Histology
Background/Purpose: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common neuropathy affecting the median nerve. CTS occurs more frequently in inflammatory arthropathies, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…Abstract Number: 1049 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Prevalence of the Ultrasonographic Positive Power Doppler Synovitis Is High and Predicts the Risk of Relapse and Structural Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Remission: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta Analysis
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) can detect synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) more sensitively than clinical examination either in active disease or in remission.1, 2…Abstract Number: 1050 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Validity of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measures of Joint Inflammation and Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis Wrist/Hand – a Systematic Literature Review
Background/Purpose: Limitation of x-ray joint damage is a key indicator of therapeutic efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used…Abstract Number: 1051 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients with Arthralgia
Background/Purpose: Joint manifestations frequently occur in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Arthralgia, non-inflammatory joint pain without objective evidence of swelling or effusion, is present in…Abstract Number: 1052 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systematic Review of the Association Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Radiographic Detection of Erosions in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), disparities between erosive bone lesion detection on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and X-ray require reconciliation. It is hypothesized that early…Abstract Number: 1053 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Severe Joint Injury Assessed by Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography (MSKUS) Predicts the Presence of MRI-Proven Osteitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: MRI-proven osteitis is known as the prognostic factor toward radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSKUS) is another high sensitive…Abstract Number: 1054 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diffusion Tensor and Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Perfusion Imaging Metrics Discriminate Chronic Tubercular Synovitis From Chronic Inflammatory Synovitis of the Knee
Background/Purpose: The study was performed to quantify dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) metrics in synovium of patients with tubercular synovitis (TS)…Abstract Number: 1015 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Integrated Radiographic Data for Two Long-Term, Open-Label Extension Studies of Adalimumab
Background/Purpose: The assessment of radiographic data from long-term studies in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) poses a significant challenge, given the potential involvement of…Abstract Number: 1016 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Evaluation Variability At the Unit of Measurement On the Reliability of Omeract Ramris and Van Der Heijde-Modified Sharp Score
Background/Purpose: The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Rheumatoid Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score (RAMRIS) and van der Heijde-modified Sharp score (vdHSS) are recognized semi-quantitative measures…Abstract Number: 1017 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bye Bye Biopsy: Diffusion Tensor and Dynamic Contrast Enhance Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters Reflect Molecular Events of Inflammation in the Synovium
Background/Purpose: Chronic synovial inflammation is characterized by accumulation of inflammatory cells and increased vascularity. Synovial histology remains the most definitive way to delineate the severity…Abstract Number: 1018 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability of the Early Erosions in Rheumatoid Arthritis Software When Quantifying Bone Loss
Background/Purpose: Instruments designed to determine the clinical relevance of bone erosions captured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have been set-back…