Abstract Number: 111 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Measurement of Metacarpal Cartilage Thickness Correlates with Joint Space Narrowing in the Metacarphalangeal Joints of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To correlate cartilage thickness as measured by ultrasound (US) with joint space narrowing as measured by conventional radiography in the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints of…Abstract Number: 112 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time-Integrated Synovitis Activity Assessed by Power Doppler Ultrasound Significantly Correlates with Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Methotrexate Alone but Not in Those Treated with TNF Antagonists
Background/Purpose: Although a number of studies have shown a higher sensitivity of ultrasound than clinical joint examination in detecting synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 113 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Signal Is Frequently Positive Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Remission and Normal Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) Levels
Background/Purpose: Serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) is useful bio markers of synovitis associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ultrasonography (US) has recently become more popular as a…Abstract Number: 114 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
US Examination of Wrists and Hands: A Comparison Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: very little is known about the differences in joint and periarticular structure involvement in rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The main pathological features detected…Abstract Number: 115 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Composite Ultrasound Score in Spondyloarthropathies
Background/Purpose: A comprehensive ultrasound (US) scoring system which includes enthesitis tenosynovitis and synovitis for use in patients with spondyloarthropathies (SpA) is not yet available. The…Abstract Number: 116 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation Between Clinical and Ultrasonographic Examination of the Calcaneal Enthesis in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Controlled Study
Background/Purpose: 1 – To compare US findings of calcaneal entheses between AS patients and healthy subjects; 2 - To assess the calcaneal entheses by US…Abstract Number: 117 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Comparison of Different Methods to Determine Median Nerve Volume and Value of Power Doppler Sonography
Background/Purpose: Routine use of sonography for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is hampered by the lack of consensus regarding anatomical landmarks for the…Abstract Number: 118 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Colour Doppler Sonography of the Knee Joint: A Useful Tool to Discriminate Arthritis From Osteoarthritis ?
Colour Doppler sonography of the knee joint: A useful tool to discriminate Arthritis from Osteoarthritis ?Background/Purpose: To determine the diagnostic value of Colour Doppler ultrasound…Abstract Number: 119 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound (US) Findings in Patients with Knee Pain: Sensitivity and Specificity for the Diagnosis of Knee Osteoarthritis and Development of an US Prediction Score
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is based mainly on clinical examination and radiological features. The objectives were to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity…Abstract Number: 120 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Joint Involvement in Patients Suffering From Early Polymyalgia Rheumatica Using High Resolution Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: The new EULAR/ACR 2012 classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are the first classification criteria that contain musculoskeletal ultrasound (MUS) in an additional algorithm…Abstract Number: 121 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Diagnostic Value of Color Doppler Ultrasonography in Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Color Doppler Ultrasonography (CDUS) has been shown to be a non-invasive promising tool to diagnose Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). The aim of our study…Abstract Number: 122 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Grey-Scale Ultrasonography with Power Doppler Technique: An Available Tool for the Assessment of Subclinical Joint Inflammatory Activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To investigate the usefulness of ultrasonography with power Doppler (PDUS) in detecting synovitis compared with clinical examination on large number of joints in JIA.…Abstract Number: 123 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Synovitis in Clinically Inactive Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients by Ultrasonography with POWER Doppler
Background/Purpose: The advances in therapeutic effectiveness have created a need for looking for imaging tools that describe more precisely the clinical state of disease inactivity.…Abstract Number: 124 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability of an Ultrasound Scoring Measure for Juvenile Localized Scleroderma (jLS)
Background/Purpose: Although ultrasound (US) shows great potential for aiding assessment of LS disease activity, its use has been limited because both image acquisition and interpretation…Abstract Number: 125 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Borderline Right Ventricular Involvement in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis without Pulmonary Hypertension
Background/Purpose: Cardiac dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with poor prognosis. Right ventricular involvement is tipically associated to pulmonary hypertension (PH) in these patients.…