Abstracts tagged "diagnosis"

Abstract Number: 117 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Comparison of Different Methods to Determine Median Nerve Volume and Value of Power Doppler Sonography
Christian Dejaco¹, Martin Stradner², Dorothea Zauner², Werner Seel³, Nicole E. Simmet³, Alexander Klammer², Kerstin Brickmann², Judith Gretler², Florentine Moazedi-Fürst², Rene Thonhofer², Rusmir Husic², Josef Hermann² and Stefan Quasthoff³, ¹Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ³Neurology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
Background/Purpose: Routine use of sonography for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is hampered by the lack of consensus regarding anatomical landmarks for the…
Abstract Number: 2532 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Whole Transcriptome Analysis in Relapsing Polychondritis: A Single-Center Analysis of 35 Patients
Laurent Arnaud¹, Alexis Mathian², Bruno Faivre³, Karim Dorgham³, Julien Haroche², Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau¹, Jean-Charles Piette², Guy Gorochov⁴ and Zahir Amoura¹, ¹Internal Medicine, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP & UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France, ²Department of Internal Medicine 2. Referal center for SLE/APS, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP & UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France, ³Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM UMR-S 945, Paris, France, ⁴Inserm UMRS945, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM UMR-S 945, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a severe and episodic inflammatory condition involving cartilaginous structures, predominantly those of the ears, nose, and laryngotracheobronchial tree. Other affected…
Abstract Number: 87 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using a Serum Cytokine Profile
Agustin Escalante¹, Roy W. Haas¹, Daniel F. Battafarano² and Inmaculada Del Rincon³, ¹Dept. of Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ²Medicine / MCHE-MDR, Brooke Army Medical Ctr, San Antonio, TX, ³Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: Cytokines are important in the pathogenesis of RA. Their concentration in the serum rises immediately prior to RA onset, and may be associated with…
Abstract Number: 2372 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Quantitative Analysis of Brainstem Atrophy On Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Chronic Progressive Neuro-Behçet’s Disease
Hirotoshi Kikuchi¹, Maki Takayama², Yoshitaka Kimura², Kurumi Asako², Hajime Kono², Yasuo Ono¹ and Shunsei Hirohata³, ¹Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Teikyo University Shool of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Int Med/Rheumatol & Infec Dis, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
Background/Purpose : CNS involvement in Behçet's disease, usually called neuro-Behçet's disease (NB), can be classified into acute NB (ANB) and chronic progressive NB (CPNB) based…
Abstract Number: 103 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Pragmatic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Screening Protocol Does Not Add to a Predictive Algorithm for Persistent Inflammatory Arthritis in a UK Early Arthritis Clinic
Arthur G. Pratt¹, Alice R. Lorenzi², Gillian Wilson², Philip N. Platt³ and John D. Isaacs¹, ¹Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Musculoskeletal Directorate, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Analyses of large clinical datasets from early arthritis cohorts permit the development of algorithms that may be used for outcome prediction in individual patients.…
Abstract Number: 2186 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonography of Major Salivary Glands in Primary Sjögren’s syndrome
Malin V. Jonsson¹, Daniel Hammenfors², Johan G. Brun² and Roland Jonsson³, ¹Department of Clinical Dentistry - Section for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, ³Broegelmann Research Laboratory, the Gade Institute, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Background/Purpose: Minor salivary gland biopsy is part of the diagnostic process for primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), but is not suitable for repeated follow-up. Ultrasound (US)…
Abstract Number: 104 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Usefulness of A NEW Musculoskeletal ULTRASOUND Scoring System of the Hands and Wrist Joints (US10) for Evaluation of EARLY Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Karine R. Luz, Rita N.V. Furtado, Marcelo M. Pinheiro, Giovanna S. Petterle and Jamil Natour, Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) can be a useful tool for monitoring rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it can be time consuming when applied to too many joints…
Abstract Number: 1987 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of Unilateral and Bilateral Hip BMD
Steven C. Schaub¹, Edward S. Leib² and Diantha Howard³, ¹Medical School, U of Vermont College of Med, Burlington, VT, ²Medicine, U of Vermont College of Med, Burlington, VT, ³Statistics, Vermont Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Burlington, VT
Background/Purpose: The utility of bilateral hip dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scanning for identifying low bone mineral density has been a cause of debate. Intraperson differences…
Abstract Number: 55 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Accuracy of Canadian Health Administrative Databases in Identifying Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Seen by Rheumatologists
Jessica Widdifield¹, Sasha Bernatsky², J. Michael Paterson³, Karen Tu³, Ryan Ng³, J. Carter Thorne⁴, Janet E. Pope⁵ and Claire Bombardier⁶, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Ctre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁵Medicine/Rheumatology, St. Joseph Health Care London, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: In a predominantly universal single-payer health system, Canadian health administrative data are a valuable tool and increasingly used for research. Few studies have rigorously…
Abstract Number: 1908 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multinational Evidence-Based Recommendations for Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Integrating Systematic Literature Research and Expert Opinion of a Broad Panel of Rheumatologists in the 3E Initiative
Mariano Andres¹, Francisca Sivera², Alison Kydd³, John Moi⁴, Rakhi Seth⁵, Melonie K. Sriranganathan⁶, Caroline van Durme⁷, Irene AAM van Echteld⁸, Ophir Vinik⁹, Mihir D. Wechalekar¹⁰, Daniel Aletaha¹¹, Claire Bombardier⁹, Rachelle Buchbinder¹², Loreto Carmona¹³, Christopher J. Edwards¹⁴, R. Landewe¹⁵ and Désirée van der Heijde¹⁶, ¹Seccion Reumatologia, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ²Sección de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Alicante, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵Rheumatology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁶Rheumatology, St. Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, ⁷Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁸Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁹Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Flinders University School of Medicine, Adelaide, Australia, ¹¹Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹²Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Cabrini Hospital, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia, ¹³Health Sciences School, Universidad Camilo José Cela, Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain, ¹⁴NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center / University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The 3e (Evidence, Expertise, Exchange) Initiative is a multinational collaboration that aims to promote evidence-based medicine in rheumatology. The 2011-12 3e Initiative aimed to…
Abstract Number: 1346 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Three Screening Tools in Psoriatic Arthritis: The Contest Study
Laura C. Coates¹, Tariq Aslam¹, A. D. Burden², Esther Burden-Teh³, Anna R. Caperon⁴, Rino Cerio⁵, Chandra Chattopadhyay⁶, Hector Chinoy⁷, Mark J. D. Goodfield⁸, Lesley Kay⁹, Bruce W. Kirkham¹⁰, Christopher R. Lovell¹¹, Helena Marzo-Ortega¹², Neil McHugh¹³, Ruth Murphy³, Costantino Pitzalis¹⁴, NJ Reynolds¹⁵, Catherine H. Smith¹⁶, Elizabeth Stewart¹⁷, Richard B. Warren¹⁸, Hilary E. Wilson¹⁹ and Philip S. Helliwell²⁰, ¹LIMM, University of Leeds, Division of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease, LIMM, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Department of Dermatology, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton Road, United Kingdom, ³Department of Dermatology, Nottingham Independent Treatment Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ⁴Division of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵CMS/CAU Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, Bart's and The London NHS Tust, United Kingdom, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, United Kingdom, ⁷Rheumatic Diseases Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸Department of Dermatology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Rheum Dept/ Guys Hospital, 4th Fl Thomas Guy House, London, United Kingdom, ¹¹Department of Dermatology, Royal United Hospital, Bath, United Kingdom, ¹²Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, QMUL, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Department of Dermatology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ¹⁶St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guys and St Thomas' Hospital, London, ¹⁷Department of Dermatology, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, United Kingdom, ¹⁸Dermatology Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ²⁰PsAID taskforce, EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The majority of patients with PsA have psoriasis prior to arthritis and there is evidence that a significant proportion of patients in dermatology clinics…

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