Abstracts tagged "Diagnostic criteria"

Abstract Number: 2633 • ACR Convergence 2024
Multicenter Validation of a Machine Learning Foundation Model to Diagnose Sjögren’s Disease and Identify Histological Biomarkers for Disease Stratification
Julien Duquesne¹, Charlotte Claye¹, Louis Basseto¹, Michael Barnes², Elena Pontarini³, Amaya Syed², Michele Bombardieri⁴, Benjamin A. Fisher⁵, SABA NAYAR⁵, Andreas Goules⁶, Athanasios Tzioufas⁷, Loukas chatzis⁸, Wan Fai Ng⁹, Bec Scane¹⁰, Matilde Bandeira¹¹, Vasco C. Romão¹², Thierry Lazure¹³, Clovis Adam¹⁴, Xavier Mariette¹⁵, Samuel Bitoun¹⁶ and Vincent Bouget¹⁷, and NECESSITY Consortium, ¹Scienta Lab, Paris, France, ²William Harvey Research institute, Centre for Translational Bioinformatics, London, United Kingdom, ³William Harvey Research Institute, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, The William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁶GENERAL HOSPITAL LAIKO ATHENS, Athens, Greece, ⁷LAIKO HOSPITAL, Athens, Greece, ⁸Pathophysiology Department, Athens School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Cholargos Athens, Greece, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Newcastle University, & HRB Clinical Research Facility, University College Cork, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Newcastle University, Athens, Greece, ¹¹Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal, ¹²Rheumatology Department, ULS Santa Maria & Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto Medicina Molecular, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹³APHP. Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Bicêtre, Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques, Paris, France, ¹⁴APHP. Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Bicêtre, Laboratoire de neuropathologie, Paris, France, ¹⁵Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France, ¹⁶Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France, ¹⁷Scienta Lab, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s Disease (SjD) classification relies on the EULAR/ACR 2016 criteria: i) quantifying lymphocyte infiltration in labial salivary gland (LSG) biopsies, ii) autoantibody status and…
Abstract Number: 1229 • ACR Convergence 2024
Frequency of Fibromyalgia Using Validated Measures in a Sample of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Impact on Disease: A Cross-Sectional Multinational Study
avin maroof¹, Nelly Ziade², Lina El Kibbi³, Bassel Elzorkany⁴, Nizar Ani⁵, ASAL ADNAN RIDHA⁶, Faiq Gorial⁷, NABAA IHSAN JAWAD AWADH⁸, Nada Al Chama⁹, Chafika Haouichat¹⁰, Fatima Alnaimat¹¹, Suad Mohamed Abdulla Hannawi¹², Suad Hannawi¹³, Saed Atawnah¹⁴, HUSSEIN HALABI¹⁵, Manal Al-Mashaleh¹⁶, Ahmed Abogamal¹⁷, Rachid Bahiri¹⁸, Sahar Saad¹⁹, maha sabkar²⁰, Krystel Aouad²¹, Laure Gossec²², Ihsane Hmamouchi²³, nabaa abbas²⁴, Elyes Bouajina²⁵, Laila Aljazye²⁶ and Laila ayoub²⁷, and ArLAR-ARCH group, ¹University of Kurdistan Hawler, Erbil, Iraq, ²Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ³Division of rheumatology / Department of Medicine / Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Private (BZRC), Cairo, Egypt, ⁵Baghdad College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁶Baghdad Teaching Hospital, baghdad, Iraq, ⁷Rheumatology Unit/Department of Medicine/ College of Medicine/ University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁸Baghdad Teaching Hospital / Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁹Rheumatology Department / Ebn Al Nafiss Hospital / Damascus, Damascus, Syria, ¹⁰Djillali Bounaama university hospital, Algiers, Algeria, ¹¹The University of Jordan, amman, Jordan, ¹²Rheymatology Department / Emirate Health Services / Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ¹³Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ¹⁴Al-Quds University / Alahli Hospital / Hebron ,Palestine, Hebron, Palestinian Territories, ¹⁵King Faisal Specialist Hospital / Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁶Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan, ¹⁷Dr. Sliman Al Habib Hospital / Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ¹⁸El Ayachi Hospital / Medical University Hospital / Rabat, Rabat, Morocco, ¹⁹King Hamad University Hospital / Assiut Medical School of Egypt, Al Sayh, Bahrain, ²⁰King Hamad university Hospital, Arad, Bahrain, ²¹Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, ²²Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ²³Rheumatology Unit, Lalla Aicha Temara Hospital, Temara, Rabat, Morocco, ²⁴Baghdad teaching hospital, Medical city, Baghdad, Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, ²⁵Farhat Hached Hospital of Sousse, Tunisia, Sousse, Tunisia, ²⁶Tripoli / Libya, Tripoli, Libya, ²⁷Rheumatology unit, department of internal medicine, Tripoli Central Hospital. Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli, Libya
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM), a chronic pain disorder, is more prevalent in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients, impacting quality of life and potentially leading to unnecessary treatment escalation. Cultural factors may…
Abstract Number: 2638 • ACR Convergence 2024
Defining Sonographic Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis: Developing a Data- and Expert-driven Diagnostic Criteria for Inflammatory Enthesitis at the Single Enthesis Level
Andre Lucas Ribeiro¹, Sibel Aydin², Gurjit Kaeley³, Fahmeen Afgani⁴, Catherine Bakewell⁵, Marcos Rosemffet⁶, Minna Kohler⁷, Amir Haddad⁸, Maria S. Stoenoiu⁹, Ari Polachek¹⁰, josefina marin¹¹, Arnon Katz¹² and Lihi Eder¹³, ¹Women's College Hospital & University of Toronto, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ²University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ⁴Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada, ⁵Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Capital Federal, Argentina, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Carmel Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel, ⁹Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ¹⁰Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Petah-Tikva, Israel, ¹¹Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, buenos aires, Argentina, ¹²GRAPPA - Patient Research Partner, Haifa, Israel, ¹³University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital and Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Clinical enthesitis occurs in 30-40% of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients, but its clinical diagnosis is challenging due to similarities to non-specific entheseal pain. Despite…
Abstract Number: 1304 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessing Knowledge and Aptitude in Antinuclear Antibody Testing Among Internal Medicine Residents
Dania Kaur¹, Fizza Zulfiqar², Akanksha Sharma³, Muhammad Bilal⁴, Rida Fatima⁴ and Abhinav Vyas⁵, ¹North Alabama Medical Center, Muscle Shoals, AL, ²Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University, Pontiac, MI, ³UPMC Mercy hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY, ⁵Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nahville, TN
Background/Purpose: Testing for antinuclear antibodies (ANA) is essential for diagnosing autoimmune and rheumatologic diseases. The testing has become increasingly popular in primary and specialized clinics,…
Abstract Number: 1346 • ACR Convergence 2024
Early Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Role of Joint Ultrasound Assessment
Cristina Corrales Selaya¹, Carmen Secada Gómez², Sabela Fernandez-Aguado³, Isla Morante-bolado⁴, Montserrat Santos-gomez⁵, Sara Alonso-Castro⁶, Virginia Portilla-González⁷, Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁸, Javier Rueda Gotor⁴ and alfonso Corrales-Martínez⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital. IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Montecelo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, ⁴Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain, ⁵Hospital universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias., Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is essential to establish treatment to improve long-term disease outcomes. Musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) is able to detect subclinical…
Abstract Number: 1432 • ACR Convergence 2024
Diagnostic Performance of Mayor Salivary Gland Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Sjögren’s Syndrome in Routine Clinical Practice
Carmen Raya-Santos¹, José Miguel Senabre², José Antonio Bernal³, Rocío Gallego Campuzano⁴, Lara Pons-Canet², Ana Pons-Bas², Juan Carlos Cortes⁴, Gregorio Santos-Soler⁵ and José Rosas-Gómez de Salazar⁶, ¹Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa (Alicante), Spain, ²Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain, ³Hospital Marina Baixa (Villajoyosa), Alicante, Spain, ⁴Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁵Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, ⁶Hospital Marina Baixa, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Background/Purpose: Major salivary glands ultrasound (SGU) is a promising tool in the diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome (SS) and has demonstrated good sensitivity and specificity in…
Abstract Number: 1438 • ACR Convergence 2024
Performance of Combined MRI SI Joint Active and Structural Lesions in Diagnosing Axial SpA: A Prospective Cohort Study
Liese de Bruin¹, Mary Lucy Marques², Miranda van Lunteren³, Manouk de hOoge⁴, Sofia Exarchou⁵, Karen Minde Fagerli⁶, Roberta Ramonda⁷, Robert Landewé⁸, Floris van Gaalen⁹, Desiree van der Heijde¹⁰ and Sofia Ramiro¹¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Coimbra, Zuid-Holland, Portugal, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ⁴Dept. of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵Lund University, Åkarp, Sweden, ⁶Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Italy, Padova, Italy, ⁸Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ⁹LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ¹¹Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Definitions for active and structural lesions on MRI of the SI joints (MRI-SIJ) typical of axial SpA (axSpA), proposed by de Hooge and the…
Abstract Number: 0126 • ACR Convergence 2024
Underdiagnosis Prediction Fingerprint for Antiphospholipid Syndrome Derived from Electronic Health Record Data
Emily Balczewski¹, Amala Ambati², Wenying Liang¹, Jacqueline Madison¹, Yu Zuo¹, Karandeep Singh³ and Jason Knight¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Toledo, OH, ³University of California -- San Diego, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a rare autoimmune disease that is likely to demonstrate improved outcomes with earlier diagnosis and treatment. However, given APS’s complex,…
Abstract Number: 1445 • ACR Convergence 2024
Systematic Characterization of MRI Lesions Per ASAS Definitions in the Sacroiliac Joints of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis and Comparisons Among Subgroups with Psoriasis, Iritis, Colitis, AxSpA Alone, and Matched Back Pain Controls
Ulrich Weber¹, Susanne Pedersen², Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis³, Robert Lambert⁴, Joel Paschke⁵, Stephanie Wichuk⁴ and Walter Maksymowych⁴, ¹Practice Buchsbaum Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, ²Rigshospitalet, København, Denmark, ³Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: There is limited information on the frequency and topographical distribution of MRI lesions in the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) of patients with axSpA according to…
Abstract Number: 0191 • ACR Convergence 2024
Beyond the Symptoms: Exploring Cognitive Bias in Lupus Diagnosis Within Primary Care
Alyssa Howren¹, Quan Le Tran¹, Sadaf Sediqi¹, Saadiya Hawa², Eleni Linos¹, Titilola Falasinnu³, Yashaar Chaichian¹ and Julia Simard¹, ¹Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ²Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ³Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune rheumatic disease whose prognosis varies by race and sex. To understand whether the cognitive processes of…
Abstract Number: 1604 • ACR Convergence 2024
Utilizing Machine Learning with Claims Data to Diagnose and Quantify the Prevalence of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Peter Merkel¹, Peter Baudy², Donna Carstens², Benjamin North³, Mahvish Danka³, Stephanie Roy³, Hanna Marshall³ and Geoffrey Chupp⁴, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Respiratory & Immunology US Medical, AstraZeneca, Wilmington, ³IQVIA, Philadelphia, ⁴School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a vasculitis that can present indolently. This can lead to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. This study…
Abstract Number: 0311 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigation of Sarcoidosis-associated Neuropathy: Challenges with Diagnosis of Small Fiber Neuropathy
Kristen Caldwell¹, Sindhuja Koppu¹, Kelly Gwathmey¹, Aamer Syed¹, Jordana Kron¹, Thomas Iden¹ and Huzaefah Syed², ¹Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA
Background/Purpose: Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is an underrecognized complication of sarcoidosis which can significantly impair individuals’ physical functioning and quality of life. Diagnosis includes both…
Abstract Number: 1688 • ACR Convergence 2024
Discovery and Validation of a New Classification of ANA-RMDs That Better Predict Long Term Outcomes Compared to Legacy Diagnoses
Jack Arnold¹, Lucy Carter¹, Yuzaiful Yusof², Zoe Wigston², Daniel Toro Dominguez³, Samuel Relton⁴, Guillermo Barturen⁵, Marta Alarcon-Riquelme⁶ and Edward Vital⁷, and PRECISESADS consortium, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ³Centro Pfizer-Universidad de Granada-Junta de Andalucía de Genómica e Investigación Oncológica (GENYO), Granada, Andalucia, Spain, ⁴Leeds Institute of Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ⁵Center for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENYO), Andalusia, Spain, ⁶Fundación Progreso y Salud, Andalusian Government, Granada, Spain, ⁷Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: ANA-associated RMDs (ANA-RMDs) include SLE, Sjogren’s, Scleroderma, Myositis, and mixed/undifferentiated CTD. Despite overlapping clinical and immunophenotypic features, there is significant disparity in access to…
Abstract Number: 1367 • ACR Convergence 2023
Novel Autoantibodies Might Circumvent the Need for Labial Biopsy in a Subset of Seronegative Sjögren’s Disease Patients
Maxwell Parker¹, Zihao Zheng², Michael Lasarev³, Roxana Alexandridis³, Michael Newton³, Miriam Shelef³ and Sara McCoy⁴, ¹University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ²Google, Sunnyvale, CA, ³University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Middleton, WI
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's disease (SjD) is typically diagnosed by the presence of an anti-SSA antibody or focal lymphocytic sialadenitis in salivary gland tissue. Among SjD patients…
Abstract Number: 1410 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Use of the ASAS Referral Criteria Together with Increased Education and Training of Its Use Improves Delay to Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Antoni Chan, Kathryn Rigler and Arran McDougall, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) remains a challenge in the management of this condition worldwide. Over the last decade, there remains a significant…

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