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…Abstract Number: 1019 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Visualization of Cartilage in High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is a New Imaging Biomarker for the Quantification of Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Recent achievements in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) have been the gradient-echo-based T1-delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) focussing on the detection of proteoglycan content…Abstract Number: 1020 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Location of Erosions At the Metatarsophalangeal Joints in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The forefoot is described as the most common site of symptoms in the foot and ankle of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Pressure under…Abstract Number: 1021 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Follow-up of Clinical Remission in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Despite clinical remission, a substantial proportion of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) patients will flare after a period of inactive disease. MRI has proven to…Abstract Number: 1022 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Imaging of Ankle Joints by MRI in Murine Models of Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: One of the fundamental shortcomings in the field of experimental rheumatology is the inability to non-invasively monitor the development of inflammatory arthritis longitudinally. Magnetic…Abstract Number: 1023 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Scoring Radiographic Progression in Axial Spa: Should We Use the Modified Stoke in Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score or the Radiographic Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score?
Background/Purpose: Radiographic damage is one of the core outcomes in axial SpA and it is usually assessed with the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Spine…Abstract Number: 1024 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Constitutes the Characteristic Fat Lesion On MRI of the Sacroiliac Joints in Early Spondyloarthritis?
Background/Purpose: It is well known that fat infiltration (FI) of bone marrow may be observed on T1-weighted MRI in the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) of healthy…Abstract Number: 1025 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Spinal Inflammation in the Absence of SI Joint Inflammation On MRI in Patients with Active Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: The imaging arm of the ASAS axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) criteria requires the presence of sacroiliitis on MRI or radiographs. In patients (pts) with non-radiographic…Abstract Number: 1026 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psoriatic Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis: Inflammation Assessed by “Head to Toe” Wholebody Magnetic Resonance Imaging – A Comparison with Clinical Joint Examination
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) is associated with a varied pattern of axial and peripheral inflammation. Wholebody magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) is a…Abstract Number: 1027 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequency of MRI-Detected Hip Osteoarthritis Features in Persons with Chronic Hip Pain and the Diagnostic Performance of Radiography Using MRI As the Reference
Background/Purpose: Conventional radiography has been the standard imaging tool to diagnose and grade the severity of hip OA. However, radiography cannot visualize the bone marrow,…Abstract Number: 1028 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Semi-Quantitative Assessment of Bone Marrow Edema and Synovitis-Effusion in Osteoarthritis with the Knee Inflammation MRI Scoring System: A Target Lesion Based Methodology
Background/Purpose: Current MRI scoring methods for assessment of bone marrow lesions (BML) in the knee of patients with osteoarthritis rely on a complex subdivision of…