Abstracts tagged "Computed tomography (CT)"

Abstract Number: 0954 • ACR Convergence 2020
Dual-energy CT Predicts Mortality in Gout Patients: A 3-year Follow-up Cohort Study
Anne Marty-Ané¹, Laurène Norberciak², Jean--Francois Budzik³ and Tristan Pascart², ¹GHICL, Lille, France, ²GHICL, Lomme, France, ³University of Lille, Lille, France
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular events, chronic kidney disease and increased mortality are common in gout patients but what links them remains unclear. Tophaceous gout in particular is…
Abstract Number: 1034 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trend of Treatment Plans, and Outcomes of Therapy in Cardiac Sarcoidosis via Analysis of Standardized Uptake Values Score and Ejection Fraction Using a Cardiac PET-CT
Rabia Gill¹, Martin Lavellee¹, Michael Petrides¹, Sarah Ford¹, Gurukripa Kowlgi², Huzaefah Syed³ and Adam Sima³, ¹Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³VCU Health, Richmond, VA
Background/Purpose: Pharmacological management of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) includes immunosuppressive therapy for active lesions, guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure, and antiarrhythmics. Our goal was to observe the various…
Abstract Number: 1111 • ACR Convergence 2020
Intra-Articular Mineralization on Knee CT Increases Risk of Knee Pain: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Tuhina Neogi¹, John Lynch², Mohamed Jarraya³, David Felson¹, Na Wang¹, James Torner⁴, Cora Lewis⁵, Michael Nevitt⁶ and Ali Guermazi¹, ¹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, ⁴University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁵University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular (i.a.) calcium crystal deposition is common in knee osteoarthritis (OA). Low-grade inflammation related to crystals may contribute to knee pain, including pain fluctuation.…
Abstract Number: 1192 • ACR Convergence 2020
Subclinical Coronary Calcification Associated with Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Sarah Ormseth¹, Elizabeth Hernandez¹ and Matthew Budoff¹, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Large, multicenter studies established the strong prognostic value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring in asymptomatic individuals. Increasing CAC score is an independent predictor…
Abstract Number: 1542 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Role of Dual Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) in the Differentiation of Gout and Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
Dmitrij Kravchenko¹, Pantelis Karakostas², Peter Brossart³, Charlotte Behning⁴, Carsten Meyer¹ and Valentin Schaefer⁵, ¹Department of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, ²Clinic for Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, ³Clinic for Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁴Institute for Medical Biometrics, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁵Clinic ofInternal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany
Background/Purpose: Differentiation of gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) is sometimes difficult as patients often present with a similar clinical picture. Arthrocentesis and subsequent…
Abstract Number: 1550 • ACR Convergence 2020
Change in Tophus Size Measured with Dual-energy CT and Ultrasound: A 1-year Multicenter Follow-up Study
Tristan Pascart¹, Pascal Richette², Sebastien Ottaviani³, Laurène Norberciak¹, Hang Korng EA⁴, Frédéric Lioté⁵, Jérémy Ora⁶, Julie Legrand¹, Valérie Bousson⁶, Elyas Mahdjoub⁷ and Jean--Francois Budzik⁸, ¹GHICL, Lomme, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris, France, ³Rheumatology Department, Bichat hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁴Universite de Paris, AP-HP, INSERM, paris, France, ⁵AP-HP, Paris, France, ⁶Lariboisière Hospital, Paris, France, ⁷Bichat Hospital, Paris, France, ⁸University of Lille, Lille, France
Background/Purpose: Dual-Energy computed tomography (DECT) and ultrasound are the two techniques able to identify and measure monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition, and both are considered…
Abstract Number: 0041 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of the RPA3-UMAD1 Locus with Interstitial Lung Diseases Complicated with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Japanese
Yuya Shirai¹, Suguru Honda², Katsunori Ikari³, Masahiro Kanai⁴, Yoshito Takeda⁵, Yoichiro Kamatani⁶, Takayuki Morisaki⁷, Eiichi Tanaka⁸, Atsushi Kumanogoh⁹, Masayoshi Harigai¹⁰ and Yukinori Okada¹¹, ¹Osaka university, Suita, Japan, ²Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku, Japan, ⁴Harvard Medical School, Boston, ⁵Osaka university, Osaka, ⁶Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷The institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Osaka university, Osaka, Japan, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ¹¹Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Background/Purpose: The genetic background of rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) has been evaluated in Europeans, but little knowledge has been obtained in non-Europeans. In particular,…
Abstract Number: 1556 • ACR Convergence 2020
Assessing Calcinosis in Dermatomyositis with Computed Tomography and Calcium Scoring
Prateek Gowda¹, Briana Cervantes², Lisa G. Rider³, Frederick W. Miller⁴, Marcus Chen⁴ and Adam Schiffenbauer⁴, ¹NIBIB, Baltimore, MD, ²NIEHS, Silver Spring, MD, ³Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Clinical Research Branch, NIEHS, NIH, Garrett Park, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis is a condition in which calcium salts are deposited in and around soft tissue and is observed in up to 30% of adult…
Abstract Number: 0106 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Machine Learning-derived Radiomics Nomogram for Diagnosis of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia
Qianrong Xie¹, Yue Chen², Yimei Hu³, Fanwei Zeng⁴, Pingxi Wang⁴, Lin Xu⁵, Jianhong Wu⁶, Jie Li¹, Jing Zhu⁷, Ming Xiang⁸ and Fanxin Zeng⁹, ¹Department of Clinical Research Center, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China (People's Republic), ³Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China (People's Republic), ⁴Department of bone disease, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China (People's Republic), ⁵Department of medical imaging, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China (People's Republic), ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China (People's Republic), ⁷Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, China (People's Republic), ⁸Department of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu, China (People's Republic), ⁹Department of Clinical Research Center, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, Sichuan, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: To discriminate osteoporosis and osteopenia using a quantitative computed tomography (QCT) radiomics signatures and clinical variables.Methods: This retrospective study enrolled 635 patients with QCT images and clinical characteristics from November…
Abstract Number: 1558 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cinematic Rendering Enables Depiction of Bone Anabolic Effects in Patients Treated with Baricitinib
Sara Bayat¹, David Simon², Louis Schuster², Georg Schett³ and Arnd Kleyer², ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ³Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen- Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Preclinical studies show that tsDMARDs such as baricitinib may be a therapeutic agent for bone anabolic effects by increasing osteoblast function in inflammatory conditions.[1]…
Abstract Number: 0398 • ACR Convergence 2020
Chest CT Ordering Practices at Expert Scleroderma Centers in the United States
Elana Bernstein¹, John VanBuren², Shervin Assassi³, Flavia Castelino⁴, Lorinda Chung⁵, Chase Correia⁶, Luke Evnin⁷, Tracy Frech⁸, Emily Startup², Jessica Gordon⁹, Faye Hant¹⁰, Laura Hummers¹¹, Nora Sandorfi¹², Ami Shah¹³, Victoria Shanmugam¹⁴, Virginia Steen¹⁵ and Dinesh Khanna¹⁶, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³University of Texas Houston McGovern Medical School, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Houston, TX, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Stanford University School of Medicine and Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁷Scleroderma Research Foundation, Brisbane, CA, ⁸University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁰Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹¹Johns Hopkins Univerisity, Ellicott City, MD, ¹²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD, ¹⁴The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ¹⁶University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Although pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are commonly used…
Abstract Number: 1881 • ACR Convergence 2020
In Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis, Bridging Syndesmophytes Increase Risk of Facet Joint Ankylosis Development on the Same Vertebral Level While Facet Joint Ankylosis Does Not Increase Risk of Same Level Syndesmophytes Development
Rosalinde Stal¹, Alexandre Sepriano², Floris van Gaalen³, Xenofon Baraliakos⁴, Rosaline van den Berg¹, Monique Reijnierse¹, Juergen Braun⁵, Robert Landewé⁶ and Désirée van der Heijde¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Portela Loures, Portugal, ³Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet and Ruhr-University, 44649 Herne, Germany, ⁶Amsterdam University Medical Center & Zuyderland Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA), spinal damage manifests as syndesmophytes and facet joint ankylosis (FJA). Whether there is an order in which lesion develops…
Abstract Number: 0445 • ACR Convergence 2020
Dual-Energy CT in Gout Patients: Do All Color-Coded Lesions Actually Represent Monosodium Urate Crystals?
Sara Christiansen¹, Felix Müller², Mikkel Østergaard³, Ole Slot¹, Jakob Møller², Henrik Børgesen², Kasper Gosvig² and Lene Terslev⁴, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup., Glostrup, Denmark, ²Department of Radiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark, ³Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup., Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Dual-Energy CT (DECT) can acknowledge differences in tissue compositions and can color-code tissues with specific features including monosodium urate (MSU) crystals. However, when evaluating…
Abstract Number: 2034 • ACR Convergence 2020
Resolving Phenotypic and Prognostic Differences in Interstitial Lung Disease Related to Systemic Sclerosis by Computed Tomography-based Radiomics
Janine Schniering¹, Malgorzata Maciukiewicz¹, Hubert Gabrys², Matthias Brunner¹, Christian Blütghen³, Chantal Meier¹, Sophie Braga-Lagache⁴, Anne-Christine Ulgry⁴, Manfred Heller⁴, Oliver Distler¹, Matthias Guckenberger², Havard Fretheim⁵, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold⁵, Christos Nakas⁶, Thomas Frauenfelder³, Stephanie Tanadini-Lang² and Britta Maurer⁷, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Laboratory of Biometry, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, Volos, Greece, ⁷Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich
Background/Purpose: Radiomics describes the in-depth analysis of tissue phenotypes by computational retrieval of high-dimensional quantitative imaging features including tissue intensity, texture, and wavelet characteristics. Here,…
Abstract Number: 0485 • ACR Convergence 2020
Non-obese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Low Low-density Lipoprotein Have Higher Coronary Atherosclerosis Burden, Greater Plaque Progression and Cardiovascular Event Risk
George Karpouzas¹, Sarah Ormseth¹, Elizabeth Hernandez¹ and Matthew Budoff¹, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: RA patients with low body weight incur higher mortality than obese patients. Paradoxically, RA patients in the lowest low-density lipoprotein group (LDL < 70…

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