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Abstracts tagged "Computed tomography (CT)"

  • Abstract Number: 0467 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Assessing the Extent of Lumbosacral Spinal Urate Deposition in Patients with Tophaceous and Nontophaceous Gout Compared with Non-gout Controls Using Dual-Energy CT (DECT)

    Michael Toprover1, Michael Mechlin1, Anastasia Slobodnick1, Virginia Pike1, Cheongeun Oh1, Claudine Davis1, Theodore Fields2, Fabio Becce3 and Michael Pillinger4, 1NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, 2Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 3Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, 4New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York,, NY

    Background/Purpose: Axial gout involvement was first reported in 1950 (1). Over 100 cases have subsequently been published. Reported cases have presented as acute back pain,…
  • Abstract Number: 0561 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Enhancing the Identification of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in Electronic Health Records Through Text Mining of Computerized Tomography Reports

    Brent Luedders1, Brendan Cope2, Matt Devries2, W. Scott Campbell2, James Campbell2, Ted Mikuls3, Jeffrey Curtis4, Daniel Hershberger3 and Bryant England3, 1University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United Kingdom, 2University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 3University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 4Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an extraarticular manifestation of RA that leads to increased morbidity and mortality. Algorithms incorporating multiple diagnostic and procedure codes…
  • Abstract Number: 0574 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Prevalence and Early Progression of Lung Diseases in Patients with Recently-Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Tina Mahajan1, Daniel Hershberger1, Matt Devries2, Punyasha Roul1, Yangyuna Yang1, Sherrie Edwards1, Geoffrey Thiele1, Ted Mikuls1, James O'Dell1 and Bryant England1, 1University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha

    Background/Purpose: Several types of lung diseases complicate the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease course such as interstitial lung disease (ILD) and obstructive lung diseases. The prevalence…
  • Abstract Number: 0898 • ACR Convergence 2021

    MRI Vertebral Corner Inflammation and Fat Deposition Are Associated with Whole Spine Low Dose CT Detected Syndesmophytes: A Multilevel Analysis

    Rosalinde Stal1, Xenofon Baraliakos2, Alexandre Sepriano3, Floris van Gaalen1, Sofia Ramiro1, Rosaline van den Berg1, Monique Reijnierse1, Juergen Braun2, Robert Landewé4 and Désirée van der Heijde5, 1Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, 3Leiden University Medical Center, Lisbon, Portugal, 4Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Zuyderland MC, Heerlen, Netherlands, 5Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: In previous studies vertebral corner inflammation (VCI) and vertebral corner fat deposition (VCFD) were associated with syndesmophyte formation on cervical and lumbar conventional radiography.…
  • Abstract Number: 0899 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Comparison of Sacroiliac CT Findings in Patients with and Without Ankylosing Spondylitis Aged 50 Years or Older: Preliminary Results of the CASIAGE Study

    Olivier Fakih, Mickaël Chouk, Clement Prati, Daniel Wendling and Frank Verhoeven, Service de rhumatologie, CHU de Besançon, Besançon, France

    Background/Purpose: Diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) is nowadays commonly made with pelvic radiography or MRI. However, there is an important inter-observer variability for radiographs, and…
  • Abstract Number: 0901 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Low Dose Dual Energy CT Scan for the Detection of Bone Marrow Edema and Erosions in Axial Spondyloarthritis

    Jonathan Chan1, Savvas Nicolaou1, Yet Yen Yan2, Mahomed Osman3, Hugue Ouellette1 and Sabeena Jalal4, 1University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2Changi General Hospital, Singapore, 3Queensland X-ray, Brisbane, Australia, 4Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Bone marrow edema (BME) and erosions of the sacroiliac (SI) joints are key imaging features in the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). MRI with…
  • Abstract Number: 1101 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Atypical Pulmonary Radiographic Findings May Help Identify Patients with Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Autoimmune Features

    Fredeswinda Romero Bueno1, Carmelo Palacios1, Maria Jesus Rodriguez Nieto1, Maria Tello Lasheras1, Angel Rodriguez Leon2, Maria Carmen Vegas Sanchez1, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont3 and Olga Sanchez Pernaute1, 1University Hospital "Fundación Jimenez Diaz", Madrid, Spain, 2Autonoma University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 3University Hospital "Fundacion Jimenez Diaz", Madrid, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Once specific etiologic factors have been ruled out, the majority of patients with chronic interstitial pneumonia (IP) can be classified as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis…
  • Abstract Number: 1146 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Study of Vertebral and Femur Fracture Prevalence and Scanographic Bone Attenuation Coefficient of the First Lumbar Vertebra in an Academic Hospital Setting

    Zareen Vaghaiwalla1, Paul Wasserman1 and Gurjit Kaeley2, 1University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, 2University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL

    Background/Purpose: Patients with osteoporosis are prone to suffer fragility fractures leading to an increased risk of future fractures. Detection of osteoporosis has been led by…
  • Abstract Number: 1390 • ACR Convergence 2021

    A 5% Increase in Interstitial Lung Disease at 1-Year Follow-up Is Associated with Long-Term ILD Progression in Systemic Sclerosis

    Alicia Hinze1, Shreyasee Amin1, Ashima Makol1, Robert Vassallo1, Cynthia Crowson2 and Brian Bartholmai1, 1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN

    Background/Purpose: The clinical course of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is highly variable. Some patients experience a progressive decline in lung function…
  • Abstract Number: 1573 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Vascular Monosodium Urate Crystal Deposition in Gout: A Dual-energy CT and Microscopy Study of Cadaveric Donors

    Nicola Dalbeth1, Mariam Alhilali1, Peter Riordan1, Ravi Narang1, Ashika Chhana1, Sue McGlashan1, Anthony Doyle1 and MARIANO ANDRES2, 1University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 2Hospital General Universitario de Alicante-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is a common comorbidity in people with gout. A hypothesized link between cardiovascular disease and gout is the deposition of monosodium urate…
  • Abstract Number: 0150 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Clinical Characteristics and Quantitative CT Findings in Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

    Sirus Jesudasen1, Badar Patel2, Kristin D'Silva1, Pietro Nardelli2, Ruben San José Estépar2, George Washko2, Raúl San José Estépar2, Farbod Rahaghi2 and Sydney Montesi1, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) is a known complication of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) but at present requires right heart catheterization (RHC)…
  • Abstract Number: 1669 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Minimal Erosive Volume Needed for Radiographic Identification of Erosions in the Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis. a Comparative Analysis of High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography and Conventional Radiography

    Rasmus Klose-Jensen, Josephine Therkildsen, Anne-Birgitte Garm Blavnsfeldt, Bente L. Langdahl, Anna Zejden, Jesper Thygensen, Kresten Krarup Keller and Ellen-Margrethe Hauge, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to estimate the minimal erosive volume identified by High-Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT) needed in order to…
  • Abstract Number: 0170 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Direct and Conditional Effects of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume on Coronary Plaque Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    George Karpouzas1, sarah ormseth2, Elizabeth Hernandez2 and Matthew Budoff3, 1Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 2The Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 3Division of Cardiology, and the Lundquist Institute ay Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

    Background/Purpose: Epicardial adipose tissue volume (EATv) predicts coronary atherosclerosis presence, progression and cardiovascular events in general patients. We recently reported that EATv associated with greater…
  • Abstract Number: 1840 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Can Dual-energy CT Lung Perfusion Detect Abnormalities at the Level of Lung Circulation in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) ? Preliminary Experience in 101 Patients

    Vincent Koether1, Antoine Dupont2, Julien Labreuche3, Paul Felloni4, Thierry Perez5, Pascal Degroote5, Jacques Remy4, Martine Remy-Jardin5 and David Launay6, 1CHU Lille, Service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Centre de référence des maladies autoimmunes systémiques rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France (CeRAINO), Lille, France, 2CHRU de Lille, Hopital Calmette, Lille, France, 3CHU Lille, Lille, 4CHU Lille; Hopital Calmette, Lille, France, 5CHU Lille, Lille, France, 6Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Service de Médecine Interne, U1286 - INFINITE - Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France, Lille Cedex, France

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder that is characterized by a interplay of vascular abnormalities, immune system activation and an uncontrolled fibrotic response…
  • Abstract Number: 0173 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Greater High-density Lipoprotein Levels over Time Are Linked to Lower Coronary Plaque Formation, Regression and Stabilization of High-risk Lesions in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    George Karpouzas1, sarah ormseth2, Elizabeth Hernandez2 and Matthew Budoff3, 1Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 2The Lundquist Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 3Division of Cardiology, and the Lundquist Institute ay Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

    Background/Purpose: The relationship between serum lipoproteins and cardiovascular (CV) disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is complex. Their levels and function may vary based on…
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