Abstracts tagged "Computed tomography (CT)"

Abstract Number: 0486 • ACR Convergence 2020
Differences in Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL) Particle Composition and Oxidation May Underlie the Paradoxical Association of Low LDL with Higher Coronary Atherosclerosis Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Sarah Ormseth¹, Elizabeth Hernandez¹ and Matthew Budoff¹, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in the lowest LDL group (< 70mg/dl) experience unexpectedly high cardiovascular risk. We first explored whether this group (Group 1)…
Abstract Number: 0501 • ACR Convergence 2020
Structural Entheseal Lesions in Psoriasis Patients Are Associated with an Increased Risk Ofprogression to Psoriatic Arthritis – A Prospective Cohort Study
David Simon¹, Koray Tascilar¹, Arnd Kleyer¹, Sara Bayat², Eleni Kampylafka², Axel Hueber³, Juergen Rech¹, Louis Schuster¹, Klaus Engel⁴, Michael Sticherling² and Georg Schett⁵, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Sektion Rheumatologie, Bamberg, Germany, ⁴Siemens Healthcare GmbH Digital Technology & Camp; Innovation, SHS DS DTI, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen- Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: We have previously reported that the presence of musculoskeletal pain in psoriasis patients is associated with a higher risk of developing psoriatic arthritis (PsA)…
Abstract Number: 0679 • ACR Convergence 2020
Epidemiology of Intra-Articular Mineralization on Knee Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Mohamed Jarraya¹, Tuhina Neogi², John Lynch³, David Felson², Piran Aliabadi⁴, Michael Nevitt³, Cora Lewis⁵, James Torner⁶ and Ali Guermazi², ¹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, ⁴Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, ⁵University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Computed tomography (CT) has a higher sensitivity for the detection of intraarticular mineralization in comparison with commonly used imaging techniques in knee osteoarthritis (OA)…
Abstract Number: 0691 • ACR Convergence 2020
Denosumab Did Not Improve Computerized Tomography Erosion Scores When Added to Intensive Urate-Lowering Therapy in Gout: Results from a Pilot Study
Angelo Gaffo¹, Kenneth Saag², Anthony Doyle³, Joshua Melnick⁴, Anne Horne⁵, Jeffrey Foster¹, Amy Mudano¹, Stephanie Biggers¹, David Redden¹ and Nicola Dalbeth⁶, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Vestavia Hills, AL, ⁵The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁶University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Bone erosion is a common complication of tophaceous gout. Disordered osteoclast activity has been implicated in the pathogenesis of gouty bone erosion. We sought…
Abstract Number: 0927 • ACR Convergence 2020
Care Gap in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis with CXR Findings Suggestive of Fibrosis
Sandeep Dhillon¹, Jessica Kapralik², Curtis Sobchak³, Nader Khalidi⁴, Martin Kolb⁵, Nathan Hambly², Gerard Cox², Karen Beattie⁴ and Maggie Larche⁴, ¹McMaster University, Burlington, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ³McMaster University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada, ⁴McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵McMaster University and Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamliton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Lung involvement, including interstitial lung disease (ILD), is the leading cause of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). High resolution CT (HRCT) is…
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…