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Abstract Number: 1873 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cervical Spine Involvement in Axial Spondyloarthritis. Radiographic Characteristics and Associated Factors
pol Maymó¹, Laura Berbel Arcobé², Xabi Michelena³, José Antonio Narvaez², Joan Miquel Nolla⁴, Lídia Valencia², Judith Palacios⁴ and Xavier Juanola Roura¹, ¹Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²H.U. Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Vall Hebron University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: The study of the cervical spine (CS) in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and its radiographic characteristics including the zygapophyseal joints (ZJ) may be helpful for…
Abstract Number: 1883 • ACR Convergence 2023
Thalamocortical Mechanisms of a Remote Mind-body Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
Jian Kong¹, Valeria Sacca¹ and Chenchen Wang², ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Center of Integrative Medicine and Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Studies found that individuals with pain exhibit altered thalamocortical rhythm, abnormal function, and structural connectivity within the network. Effective treatment may relieve pain by…
Abstract Number: 1886 • ACR Convergence 2023
Costotransverse Joint Ankylosis and Association with Syndesmophyte Progression in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Hong Ki Min¹, Se Hee Kim², Hae-Rim Kim³, Sang-Heon Lee¹ and Sang-Hoon Lee², ¹Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, South Korea, ³Rheumatology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Costotransverse joint ankylosis in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) patients was measured. Furthermore, the association between syndesmophyte progression assessed by CT syndesmophyte score (CTSS) and…
Abstract Number: 1885 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Frequency and Importance of Subchondral Radius Cysts in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Under B/tsDMARDs
Umut Kalyoncu¹ and Gizem Ayan², ¹Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ²Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The presence of subchondral cysts in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has long been recognised. The concept of geodes used in geology would be…
Abstract Number: 1881 • ACR Convergence 2023
Deep Learning Approaches to Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity Prognosis
Zhong-Yuan Lai¹, Aditya Varna Iyer², Isaac Zachary To¹, Ivano Lodato¹, Simran Hiranandani¹, Tommy LAM³, Ho So⁴ and Lai-Shan Tam⁵, ¹Allos AI, London, United Kingdom, ²Allos AI, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁴Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁵The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, China
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis affecting a large sector of the global population. The disease is associated with…
Abstract Number: 1869 • ACR Convergence 2023
FDG-PET/CT for Diagnosing Polymyalgia Rheumatica Before, During and After a Short-term Prednisolone Cessation – a Prospective Study of 101 Patients
Andreas Wiggers Nielsen¹, Ib Tønder Hansen², Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen³, Søren Geill Kjær⁴, Jesper Blegvad-Nissen⁴, Christian Møller Sørensen³, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge¹, Lars Christian Gormsen² and Kresten Krarup Keller¹, ¹Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Horsens, Denmark, ⁴Diagnostic Centre, Silkeborg, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) can be challenging to diagnose since other diseases may present with similar symptoms. As a result, a significant number of patients…
Abstract Number: 1894 • ACR Convergence 2023
3-Dimensional Regional Variation in Inter-rater Reliability of Bone Marrow Lesion Scoring in the Knee
Stephanie Wichuk¹, Walter P. Maksymowych¹, Joel Paschke², Abhilash Hareendranathan³ and Jacob Jaremko¹, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Bone marrow lesions (BML) are an important scoring feature on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of knee osteoarthritis (OA), and their presence in certain anatomical…
Abstract Number: 1890 • ACR Convergence 2023
Use of Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Polymyalgia Rheumatica on 18F-FDG Whole Body PET/CT in Patients with Atypical Clinical Features
Emily Martin¹, Christopher McMaster¹, Saskia Rowson¹, Victor Yang¹, Aurora Poon¹, Bonnia Liu¹, Jessica Leung², Andrew Scott¹, David Liew¹ and Claire Owen³, ¹Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia, ²Austin Health, Preston, Australia, ³Austin Health, Malvern East, Australia
Background/Purpose: PET/CT is a highly sensitive and specific test for diagnosing PMR.(1) This study investigated the utility of 18F-FDG whole body PET/CT in patients presenting…
Abstract Number: 1828 • ACR Convergence 2023
Positive Screening for Fibromyalgia or Depression on Validated MDHAQ Indices Is Seen in 56-71% of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with High DAS28 or CDAI, 40-47% with Moderate, 2-42% with Low, and 0-21% with DAS28 or CDAI Remission
Theodore Pincus¹, Rahel Hunter¹ and Nicholas Rodwell², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
Background/Purpose: DAS28 (disease activity score 28) and CDAI (clinical disease activity index) are prominent indices to assess patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) quantitatively, for which…
Abstract Number: 1891 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effect of Apremilast on Disease Interception in Patients with Psoriasis at Increased Risk of Developing PsA – Results of the Prospective Interventional Epos Trial
David Simon¹, Ioanna Minopoulou¹, Sara Bayat¹, Koray Tascilar¹, Melek Yalcin Mutlu¹, Filippo Fagni¹, Georg Schett² and Arnd Kleyer³, ¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg & Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology / Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Erlangen, Germany, ²Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ³Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Entheseal bone changes occur in a substantial proportion of psoriasis patients [1] and are associated with an increased risk of developing psoriatic arthritis (PsA)…
Abstract Number: 1875 • ACR Convergence 2023
Inter and Intra-observer Reliability of Assessment for Nailfold Capillary Abnormalities in Rheumatic Patients with Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Chunxiao Wang¹, Haiyan Xu², Xiaoli Jiang³, Feifei Jiang⁴ and Yue Zhuang⁵, ¹University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, ²Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Rheumatology and Immunology, Dazhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Dazhou, China, ³Department of Neurology, Nanchong Gaoping District People's Hospital, Nanchong, China, ⁴Department of nephrology, rheumatology and immunology, Jinniu District People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China, ⁵Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
Background/Purpose: To investigate the consistency of rheumatologists' assessment of nailfold capillaroscopy images of patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP). Methods: Nailfold video capillaroscopy(NVC), with a 200x…
Abstract Number: 1844 • ACR Convergence 2023
Are Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Ready for Studies with Medical Cannabis? – Results from a Digital Survey
Jutta Richter¹, Aurelia Beichert², Tim Filla², Matthias Schneider³, Joerg Distler⁴ and Inna Frohne², ¹Clinic for Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Clinic for Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit University Clinic Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁴Clinic for Rheumatology University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany; Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: There is an increasing demand from patients for medical cannabis in the German population [1]. Although medical cannabis might be used to treat pain…
Abstract Number: 1848 • ACR Convergence 2023
Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with HPV Vaccination in Young Adults with Rheumatic Disease
Caroline Siegel¹, Lauren Robinson¹, Deanna Jannat-Khah¹, Avi Mikhaylov¹, Nancy Pan¹ and Lisa Sammaritano², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The HPV vaccine is safe and immunogenic in RD patients but uptake is suboptimal. We aimed to evaluate factors associated with HPV vaccination in…
Abstract Number: 1849 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of the First Three Waves of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Everyday Restrictions and Clinical Care of Patients with Spondyloarthritis Across Europe – Results from the EuroSpA Collaboration
Brigitte Michelsen¹, Bente Glintborg², Kim Lauper³, Bjorn Gudbjornsson⁴, Lykke Ørnbjerg⁵, Gerdur Maria Gröndal⁶, Karin Laas⁷, Sigrid Vorobjov⁸, Dan Nordstrom⁹, Heikki Relas⁹, Adrian Ciurea¹⁰, Burkhard Moeller¹¹, Isabel Castrejon¹², Lucia Otero-Valera¹³, Ziga Rotar¹⁴, Katja Perdan Pirkmajer¹⁵, Anne Gitte Loft¹⁶, Jakub Zavada¹⁷, Karel Pavelka¹⁸, Eirik Kristianslund¹⁹, Tore Kvien²⁰, Marleen van de Sande²¹, Pasoon Hellamand²², Florenzo Iannone²³, Roberto F. Caporali²⁴, Ana Maria Rodrigues²⁵, Maria Jose Santos²⁶, Catalin Codreanu²⁷, Corina Mogosan²⁸, Merete Hetland⁵ and Mikkel Østergaard²⁹, ¹Rigshospitalet Glostrup; Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Sørlandet Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Rigshospitalet Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Virum, Denmark, ³Geneva University Hospitals, Genève, Switzerland, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology Research, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁵Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Landspitali University Hospital; University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, East-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, ⁸National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia, ⁹Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ¹⁰University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ¹¹Inselspital - University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ¹²Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹⁵University Medical Centre Ljubljana; University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹⁶Aarhus University, Horsens, Denmark, ¹⁷Institute of Rheumatology; Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹⁸Institut of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic, ¹⁹Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²⁰Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²¹Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute; Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center (ARC), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²²Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy, ²⁴Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy, ²⁵Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia; Nova Medical School; Hospital dos Lusíadas, Lisbon, Portugal, ²⁶Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Lisboa, Portugal, ²⁷Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, ²⁸University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, ²⁹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The Covid-19 pandemic constituted major challenges for health-care services worldwide. We aimed to compare Covid-19 restrictions across Europe during the first three waves of…
Abstract Number: 0179 • ACR Convergence 2023
Social Disparities and Pathology Markers at Lupus Nephritis Diagnosis Predict Worse Kidney Outcomes
Shivani Garg¹, Brad Astor², Amish Raval², S. Sam Lim³, Weixiong Zhong², Sarah Panzer², Brad Rovin⁴ and Christie M. Bartels², ¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: At diagnosis, a typical 30-year-old with lupus nephritis (LN) already has 10-fold higher chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk than peers and LN is a…

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