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Abstract Number: 1039 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiac Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: The Added Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Luna Gargani¹, Alessandro Pingitore², Daniele De Marchi², Serena Guiducci³, Giancarlo Todiere², Silvia Bellando Randone³, Cosimo Bruni³, Marica Doveri⁴, Laura Bazzichi⁴, Stefano Bombardieri⁵, Massimo Lombardi², Eugenio Picano¹ and Marco Matucci Cerinic⁶, ¹Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy, ²Gabriele Monasterio Foundation, CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy, ³Department of Biomedicine, Division of Rheumatology AOUC, Excellence Centre for Research, Florence, Italy, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁶Department of Biomedicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) affects the prognosis of the disease. Myocardial fibrosis is the pathological hallmark of this complication and has been…
Abstract Number: 1040 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combined High-Resolution Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Therapy Monitoring in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Philipp Sewerin¹, Christian Buchbender², Katalin Mattes-György³, Falk Miese², Hans-Jörg Wittsack², Christof Specker⁴, Gerald Antoch², Matthias Schneider⁵, Axel Scherer² and Ben Ostendorf¹, ¹Endocrinology, Diabetology and Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Nuclear Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department of rheumatology and clinical immunology, Hospital Essen Sued, Essem, Germany, ⁵Endocrinology, Diabetology and Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: To evaluate whether combined multi-pinhole single photon emission computed tomography (MPH-SPECT) with technetium-99m-labelled disphosphonates (Tc99m-DPD) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detect changes in inflammation…
Abstract Number: 1041 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging – A New Diagnostic Tool in the Assessment of Activity in Juvenile Dermatomyositis Patients?
Tania Monteiro de Castro¹, Henrique Lederman¹, Maria Teresa Terreri², Wanda I. Caldana¹, Edmar Zanoteli³ and Maria Odete Hilario¹, ¹Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Universidade Federal de São Paulo/UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil, ³University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare autoimmune disorder, but remains the most commonly chronic inflammatory myopathy among children. A redefinition of the diagnostic criteria…
Abstract Number: 1042 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Assessed by Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in High Disease Versus Minimal Disease Activity State – a Cross-Sectional Study Correlating Conventional MRI and Clinical Composite Measures
René Panduro Poggenborg¹, Pernille Bøyesen², Charlotte Wiell³, Susanne Juhl Pedersen⁴, Inge Juul Sørensen⁵, Ole Rintek Madsen⁶, Ole Slot¹, Jakob M. Møller⁷, Mikael Boesen⁸, Henning Bliddal⁹, Olga Kubassova¹⁰ and Mikkel Østergaard¹¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital in Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Olso, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital in Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Glostrup Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶DANBIO, On behalf of Depts of Rheumatology, North, South, Central, Zealand and Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁸The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁹The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Frederiksberg, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ¹⁰Image Analysis Ltd., Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹¹Dept of Rheumatology RM, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been validated in rheumatoid arthritis for measuring inflammation, but has rarely been studied in psoriatic arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1043 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity by Power Doppler Ultrasonography: Association with Routine Clinical Indices and Its Usefulness in Detecting Remission
Hiroaki Taguchi, Kazuo Nishi, Takeo Kudo and Yutaka Okano, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Kawasaki Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: Power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS) is sensitive for detecting synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to clarify the association of PDUS findings…
Abstract Number: 1044 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Scores of Enthesitis and Dactylitis Do Not Correlate with Corresponding Clinical Findings in Psoriasis Arthritis
Rusmir Husic¹, Josef Hermann¹, Judith Gretler², Winfried B. Graninger³ and Christian Dejaco⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ²Med Univ Klinik Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, Graz, Austria, ³Internal medicine/Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ⁴Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom
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
Mette Bjørndal Axelsen¹, Merete L. Hetland², Kim Hørslev-Petersen³, Kristian Stengaard-Pedersen⁴, Peter Junker⁵, Jan Pødenphant⁶, Jakob M. Møller⁷, Henning Bliddal⁸, Olga Kubassova⁹, Mikael Boesen¹⁰ and Mikkel Østergaard¹¹, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Institute of Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark, Graasten, Denmark, ⁴Arhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁵Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ⁶Copenhagen University at Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark, ⁷Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital in Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital at Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁹Image Analysis Ltd., Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁰The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹¹Dept of Rheumatology RM, Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark
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
Shin-ya Kawashiri¹, Takahisa Suzuki², Yoshikazu Nakashima¹, Akitomo Okada², Naoki Iwamoto³, Kunihiro Ichinose⁴, Mami Tamai², Kazuhiko Arima², Hideki Nakamura⁵, Tomoki Origuchi⁶, Masataka Uetani⁷, Kiyoshi Aoyagi⁸ and Atsushi Kawakami¹, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ³Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁴Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁵Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁶Department of Health Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁷Department of Radiology and Radiation Research, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁸Department of Public Health, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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
Emmanuelle LeBras¹, Sandra Balser¹, Valentin S. Schäfer¹, Boris P. Ehrenstein², Patrick Hoffstetter³, Martina Müller⁴, Martin Fleck² and Wolfgang Hartung², ¹Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ²Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ³Radiology, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ⁴Clinic for Internal Medicine I, University Clinic Regensburg, Regensburg
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
David F. Ten Cate¹, Nick Glaser¹, Jolanda J. Luime², K.H. Lam³, Johannes W.G. Jacobs⁴, Ruud W. Selles⁵, Johanna Hazes⁶ and M. Bertleff⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Pathology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁵Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Hand Surgery, Xpert Clinic, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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
Huong Nguyen¹, Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand¹, Arnaud L. Constantin¹, Violaine Foltz², Frédérique Gandjbakhch³ and Alain G. Cantagrel¹, ¹Rheumatology, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ²APHP, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Universite Paris 6, Paris, France, ³Department of Rheumatology, APHP, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Universite Paris 6, Paris, France
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
TG Woodworth¹, O. Morgacheva², OM Troum³, OL Pimienta⁴, P. Maranian⁵, V.K. Ranganath⁵ and Daniel Furst⁵, ¹Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Santa Monica, CA, ⁴Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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
W. Stomp¹, L.K.P.M. Brakenhoff², F.a. van Gaalen³, D. van der Heijde⁴, H.H. Fidder⁵, D.W. Hommes⁶, M. Reijnierse¹ and J.L Bloem¹, ¹Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁶Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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
Ruben Tavares¹, Stephen R. Tytus², Karen A. Beattie³, Maggie Larche⁴, Naveen Parasu⁵, Colin E. Webber⁶, Lawrence E. Hart⁷ and Jonathan D. Adachi⁸, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON, Qatar, ³Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Radiology, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Medicine (Rheumatology), St. Joseph's Health Care, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁸St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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
Shin-ya Kawashiri¹, Takahisa Suzuki², Yoshikazu Nakashima¹, Yoshiro Horai³, Naoki Iwamoto³, Kunihiro Ichinose⁴, Kazuhiko Arima³, Mami Tamai², Hideki Nakamura⁵, Tomoki Origuchi⁶, Kiyoshi Aoyagi⁷ and Atsushi Kawakami¹, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ³Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁴Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁵Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁶Department of Health Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁷Department of Public Health, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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…

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