Abstracts tagged "Computed tomography (CT)"

Abstract Number: 301 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
PANLAR Ultrasound Study Group Recommendations for the Use of Imaging in the Management of Patients with Gout
Marwin Gutierrez ¹, Carlos Pineda ¹, Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado ², Mario Moreno Alvarez ³, Javier Rosa ⁴, Anthony Reginato⁵, Mario Chavez ⁶, Magaly Alva Linares ⁷, Marcelo Audisio ⁸, José Alexandre Mendonca ⁹, Tomas Cazenave ¹⁰, Oscar Sedano ¹¹, Lucio Ventura Ríos ¹², Eugenio de Miguel ¹³, Gurjit Kaeley ¹⁴, Eduardo Scheines ¹⁰, Fritz Hofmann ¹⁵, Gabriel Aguilar ¹⁶, Christian Waimann ¹⁷, Florencia Marengo ¹⁷ and Santiago Ruta ¹⁸, ¹Division of Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación “Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra”, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Department, Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital General Luis Vernaza, Guayaquil, Ecuador., Guayaquil, Ecuador, ⁴Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Providence VAMC, Associate Professor in Medicine, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Providence, ⁶Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, México., Aguascalientes, Mexico, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru., Lima, Peru, ⁸Rheumatology Department, Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina., Cordoba, Argentina, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil, Campinas, Brazil, ¹⁰Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹¹Reumatology Section, Hospital Marino Molina Scippa, Lima, Perú, Lima, Peru, ¹²Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", México, Mexico, Mexico, ¹³Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL., Florida, ¹⁵Diagnostik Group, Puerto Vallarta, México., Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, ¹⁶Centro Diagnóstico Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁷Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Dr. Héctor Cura, Olavarría, Argentina., Olavarria, Argentina, ¹⁸Rheumatology Department, Hospital San Martín de La Plata and Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Italiano de La Plata, Argentina., La Plata, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Gout is a metabolic disease caused by deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) monohydrate crystals in different tissues. Imaging may be useful to evaluate the…
Abstract Number: 1168 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Frequently Encountered Artifacts in Novel Application of Dual-Energy CT to Vascular Imaging: A Pilot Study
Chio Yokose¹, Sterling Eide ², F. Joseph Simeone ¹, Kam Shojania ³, Savvas Nicolaou ⁴, Fabio Becce ⁵ and Hyon K. Choi ¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²National University Hospital of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ³Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada, ⁴Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: One hypothesized link between cardiovascular disease and gout is the direct deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in atherosclerotic plaque. A 2018 ACR abstract…
Abstract Number: 2616 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Forced Vital Capacity Trajectories for Systemic Sclerosis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease—Analysis from the University of Michigan Scleroderma Cohort
Mirette Habib¹, Sara Jaafar ¹, Annie Park ¹, Suiyuan Huang ¹, Wen Ye ¹, Vivek Nagaraja ¹, Eric White ¹, Kevin Flaherty ² and Dinesh Khanna ³, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Ann Arbor
Background/Purpose: Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC, recorded as %…
Abstract Number: 1285 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparision of Urate Burden in Well and Poorly Controlled Gout Patients: A Dual-Energy CT Study
Min Kyung Chung¹, Hyeran Hyun², Ji Young Hwang² and Jisoo Lee¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) allows sensitive and quantative detection of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in patients with gout. Although its usefulness in diagnosing gout…
Abstract Number: 2315 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Opportunistic Screening for Osteoporosis Using Thoraco-Abdomino-Pelvic Computed Tomography Assessing the Vertebral Density in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Julia Perrier-Cornet¹, Abdou Yacoubou OMOUROU², Marine FAUNY¹, Damien Loeuille³ and Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University Hospital of Nancy, VANDOEUVRE LES NANCY, France, ²Inserm, CIC-1433 Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Nancy, VANDOEUVRE LES NANCY, France, ³Rheumatology, University Hospital of Nancy, NANCY, France, ⁴Rheumatology, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvres les Nancy, France
Background/Purpose: Screening for osteoporosis is crucial in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The aim of this study was to assess the value of thoraco-abdomino-pelvic CT-derived bone…
Abstract Number: 2979 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Innovative Approaches for the Assessment of Interstitial Lung Disease in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Ultrasound Evaluation of Pleural Irregularities and Semiquantitative and Quantitative Analysis of Lung CT
Simone Barsotti^1,2, Chiara Romei³, Elisa Cioffi⁴, Claudia Roncella⁵, Elisabetta Perrone³, Alessandra Tripoli¹, Marta Mosca¹, Fabio Falaschi³ and Rossella Neri⁶, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ³Pisa University Hospital, II Radiology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Pisa University Hospital, I Radiology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, PISA, Italy
Background/Purpose: Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM) is associated to high mortality and morbidity. The study of pleural irregularities (PI)…
Abstract Number: 63 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TNF-α Blockade Incompletely Reverses Inflammatory Pulmonary Pathology in the TNF-Transgenic Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Emily Wu¹, Richard Bell², Edward Schwarz³ and Homaira Rahimi⁴, ¹Department of Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Orthopedeatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Rochester/Golisano Children's Hosp, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a significant contributor to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) mortality, yet its pathogenesis remains enigmatic. One theory posits that initial inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 230 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Chest Pain and Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Analysis from a Clinical Computed Tomography-Based Large-Scale Population Cohort
Andreas Bugge Tingaard¹, Annette de Thurah², Ina Trolle Andersen³, Anders Hammerich Riis³, Josephine Therkildsen⁴, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge⁵ and Morten Böttcher⁴, ¹Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital of Herning, Herning, Denmark, ²Department of Rheumatology,, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Cardiology, Regional Hospital of Herning, Herning, Denmark, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Inflammation seems to play a central role in the development of atherosclerosis and inflammatory diseases seem to promote progression of coronary artery disease (CAD).…
Abstract Number: 760 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnosing SLE Arthritis with Dynamic Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy
George Danias¹, Youngwan Kim², Alessandro Marone³, Kayla Neville¹, Andrea Frantz¹, Teja Kapoor⁴, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla¹, Ioannis Kymissis², Andreas Hielscher^2,3,5 and Anca Askanase¹, ¹Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁵Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: SLE arthritis is difficult to evaluate because of the sometimes-evanescent nature of the symptoms and limitations of physical exams and imaging studies. Dynamic diffuse…
Abstract Number: 792 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Esophageal Dysmotility in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical VALUE of Computed Tomography
Cristina Sobrino¹, Cristina Pijoan-Moratalla¹, Nicolás Almeida-Arostegui², Luis Gorospe-Sarasúa² and Carlos de la Puente-Bujidos¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit. Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²Radiology Unit. Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Esophageal dysmotility is common in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), affecting 50-80% of patients, usually associated with poor prognosis. SSc leads to atrophy and fibrosis of…
Abstract Number: 731 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of Progression of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Wanlong Wu¹, Suzana Jordan², Mike Oliver Becker³, Rucsandra Dobrota³, Shuang Ye⁴, Britta Maurer⁵ and Oliver Distler², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich; Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital South Campus, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: No data are available to distinguish between progressive and stable patients when mild lung fibrosis is diagnosed in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. This study…
Abstract Number: 783 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
European League Against Rheumatisms Recommendations for the Use of Imaging in Large Vessel Vasculitis in Clinical Practice
Christian Dejaco¹, Sofia Ramiro², Christina Duftner³, Florent L. Besson⁴, Thorsten Bley⁵, Daniel Blockmans⁶, Elisabeth Brouwer⁷, Marco A. Cimmino⁸, Eric Clark⁹, Bhaskar Dasgupta¹⁰, Andreas P Diamantopoulos¹¹, Haner Direskeneli¹², Annamaria Iagnocco¹³, Thorsten Klink⁵, Lorna Neill¹⁴, Cristina Ponte¹⁵, Carlo Salvarani¹⁶, Riemer Slart¹⁷, Madeline Whitlock¹⁸ and Wolfgang A. Schmidt¹⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy, ²Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Division of Internal Medicine II, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ⁴Department of Nuclear Medicine, CHU Bicêtre, AP-HP, Université Paris-Sud, Paris, France, ⁵University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁶General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium, ⁷Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁸Research Laboratory and Academic Unit of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy, ⁹PMRGCAuk, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southend, UK, Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom, ¹¹Rheumatology, Martina Hansens Hospital, Bærum, Oslo, Norway, ¹²Departement of İnternal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹³Academic Rheumatology Unit, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy, ¹⁴PMRGCAuk, Dundee, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), Rheumatology Research Unit, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹⁶Rheumatology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova - IRCCS; Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio-Emilia, Italy, ¹⁷University of Groningen, Enschede, Netherlands, ¹⁸Southend University Hospital, Southend, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Medical Center for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Modern imaging modalities including ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET/CT) have been increasingly used in primary…
Abstract Number: 1181 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum KL-6 Level Reflects Severity of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Connective Tissue Disease
Jeong Seok Lee¹, Eun Young Lee², Jin Kyun Park³, Eun Bong Lee² and Yeong Wook Song⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, and College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁴Department of Molecular medicine and biopharmaceutical science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Measuring severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD) usually depends on the extent or pattern of imaging findings on computed tomography (CT) and the parameters…
Abstract Number: 1287 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cone Beam Computed Tomography for the Assessment of Linear Scleroderma of the Face
Francesco Zulian¹, Chiara Di Giovanni², Stafano Puggina³, Alessandra Meneghel¹, Sabina Trainito⁴ and Giorgia Martini², ¹University of Padua, Department of Woman and Child Health, Padua, Italy, ²Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ³Unix Radiology Service, Affidea Group inc., Piove di Sacco, Italy, ⁴Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Background/Purpose: Linear scleroderma of the face (LSF) is a very disabling condition and, to date, standardized and validated methods for assessing and monitoring the disease…
Abstract Number: 2009 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Radiographic Analysis of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jeong Seok Lee¹, Hyun J. Grace Kim², Jonathan Goldin³, Wonho Lee¹, You-Jung Ha⁴, Eun Ha Kang⁴, Yun Jong Lee⁵, Yeong Wook Song⁶ and Eun Young Lee⁷, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁶Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, and College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Quantitative analysis of fibrotic patterns provides an objective measurement of treatment efficacy in interstitial lung disease (ILD). We aimed to measure the extent of…