Abstract Number: 146 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Treatment of Acute Gouty Arthritis in Complex Hospitalized Patients with Anakinra
Background/Purpose: The management of acute crystal-induced arthritis in the hospital setting may be a difficult clinical problem due to co-morbidities that limit the use of…Abstract Number: 107 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensitivity to Change of the Ultrasound synovitis SONAR Score in RA Patients : Results of the Scqm Cohort
Background/Purpose: Since the end of 2009, an ultrasound scoring call SONAR has been implemented for RA patients as a routine tool in the SCQM registry…Abstract Number: 108 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disparity Between Sonographic and Clinical Criteria of Remission in Psoriasis Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To compare ultrasound and clinical definitions of remission in psoriasis arthritis (PsA). Methods: Prospective study of 70 consecutive PsA patients [mean age 51.1 (±SD…Abstract Number: 109 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Joint Sonography Really Add Clinically Important Information Beyond Clinical Joint Examination?
Background/Purpose: Sonographic assessment of joint activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered to be more sensitive than the respective clinical assessment. However, this…Abstract Number: 110 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparing Palmar and Dorsal Ultrasound Assessment of Small Joint Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Dorsal Greyscale Mode Yields Significantly Better Concordance with Power Doppler
Background/Purpose: MCP and PIP joints are frequently involved in rheumatoid arthritis. Complete ultrasound assessment of these joints requires the palmar and the dorsal approach for…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…
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