Abstracts tagged "Diagnostic imaging"

Abstract Number: 262 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
FDG PET/CT Visualization of Inflammation in Temporal and Maxillary Arteries in Treatment-Naive GCA Patients
Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen^1,2, Ib Tønder Hansen^3,4, Kresten Krarup Keller⁵, Philip Therkildsen^6,7, Ellen-Margrete Hauge^6,8 and Lars Christian Gormsen⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark, ²Clnical Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark, ³Clinical Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Clinical medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁹Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT is increasingly used to diagnose large vessel GCA (LV-GCA), but has previously been considered unable to reveal inflammation in temporal arteries…
Abstract Number: 878 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Lymphoma in Sjogren’s Syndrome Utilizing Ultrasound-Guided Core Needle Biopsies
Alan N. Baer¹, Thomas Grader-Beck¹, Brendan Antiochos¹, Julius Birnbaum¹, Qing Kay Li², Deborah Belchis² and Joel Fradin³, ¹Medicine (Rheumatology), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US)-guided core needle biopsy (CNB) with or without concomitant fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a standard method for pre-operative evaluation of salivary gland…
Abstract Number: 1499 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Major Salivary Gland Ultrasonography Bed-Side and Still Image Scoring – a Pilot Comparison in Juvenile Sjögren’s Syndrome
Daniel S. Hammenfors¹, Valeria Valim², Sandra Gofinet Pasoto³, Vibke Lilleby⁴, Juan Carlos Nieto⁵, Clovis Silva⁶, Rosa M R Pereira⁷, Blanca Bica⁸, Johan G. Brun⁹, Roland Jonsson⁹ and Malin V. Jonsson¹⁰, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil, Vitória, Brazil, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁸Istituto Giannina Gaslini - Pediatria II, Reumatologia - PRINTO, Genova, Italy, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ¹⁰Section for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Clinical Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Bergen, Norway
Background/Purpose: Adding major salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) improves the diagnostics of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). Juvenile Sjögren’s syndrome (jSS) is a rare, poorly defined disease.…
Abstract Number: 1698 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Analyze of Peripheral Vascular Bed in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis By Using Photoacoustic Imaging Technology: A Pilot Study
Yasuyoshi Kusanagi¹, Rika Suzuki¹, Dai Murakoshi², Kazuhiro Hirota², Kaku Irisawa², Takatsugu Wada², Shinpei Okawa³, Miya Ishihara³, Fumihiko Kimura¹ and Kenji Itoh¹, ¹Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Division of Internal medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan, ²Medical Systems R&D Center, R&D Management Headquarters, Fujifilm Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan, ³Department of Medical Engineering, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of photoacoustic imaging (PAI) for quantitative analysis of the peripheral vascular bed in patients…
Abstract Number: 2022 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic and Prognostic VALUE of Salivary GLAND Ultrasonography in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: a Preliminary Study
Maria Pascual¹, Mercè López¹, Joan Miquel Nolla², Javier Narváez³, helena borrell¹ and Carmen Moragues⁴, ¹DEPARMENT OF RHEUMATOLOGY, HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE, BARCELONA, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Bellvitge. Barcelona. Spain, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ⁴DEPARMENT OF RHEUMATOLOGY, HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE, barc+, Spain
Background/Purpose: In recent years, salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) has emerged as a promising tool for the diagnosis and prognostic stratification of patiens with primary Sjögren’s…
Abstract Number: 1286 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammatory Activity of IgG4-Related Disease Lesions Assessed By Quantitative Positron Emission Tomography Correlates with Circulating Plasmablasts Levels
Alvise Berti¹, Carla Canevari², Francesca Gallivanone³, Marco Lanzillotta⁴, Emanuele Bozzalla Cassione⁴, Corrado Campochiaro⁵, Giuseppe Alvise Ramirez⁴, Maria Grazia Sabbadini⁴ and Emanuel Della Torre⁴, ¹Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, ²Nuclear Medicine, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ³Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IBFM, Milan, Italy, ⁴Unit of Medicine and Clinical Immunology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ⁵San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scan is emerging as a promising imaging technique for diagnosis and staging of IgG4-RD. We aim to correlate…
Abstract Number: 1291 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and 18fluoride Sodium Positron Emission Tomography with Computed Tomography to Assess Inflammatory and Structural Abnormalities of the Sacroiliac Joint in Axial Spondyloarthritis
ouichka remy¹, Bouderraoui fehd², raynal marie¹, nguyeon Sime willy³, morel olivier⁴, Chary-valckenaere isabelle⁵, Maksymowych walter⁶, lambert robert⁷, olivier pierre⁸ and Damien Loeuille⁹, ¹rheumatology, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ²nuclear medecine, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ³Department of epidemiology CIC 1433 CHRU Nancy, France, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ⁴deprtment of nuclear medecine, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ⁵department of rheumatology, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ⁶deprtment of rheumatology, alberta university, edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷department of radiology, university of alberta, edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸department of nuclear medecine, nancy hospital university center (france), NANCY, France, ⁹Rheumatology, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
Background/Purpose: We aimed to assess increased SIJ uptakes on 18-FNa (an osteoblastic tracer) PET/CT and to compare with MRI SIJ assessments for inflammation and structural…
Abstract Number: 1302 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Silent Progression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is DAS28 Remission an Insufficient Goal in RA? Results from the German Remission-PLUS Cohort
Dr. Philipp Sewerin¹, PD Dr. Stefan Vordenbäumen¹, Annika Hoyer², Ralph Brinks¹, Dr. Christian Buchbender³, Dr. Christoph Schleich⁴, Sabine Kamp¹, Prof. Dr. Gerald Antoch³, Prof. Dr. Matthias Schneider¹ and Prof. Dr. Benedikt Ostendorf¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Institute for Biometry and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Dep. for diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: disease activity score in 28 joints; Methods: Data-sets of 80 RA patients from the REMISSION-plus study cohort who fulfilled the following criteria were retrospectively…
Abstract Number: 1401 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonography of Major Salivary Glands in Juvenile SjöGren’s Syndrome − Preliminary Findings in a Multi-Center Study
Daniel S. Hammenfors¹, Valeria Valim², Vibke Lilleby³, Blanca Bica⁴, Sandra Gofinet Pasoto⁵, Clovis Silva⁶, Juan Carlos Nieto⁷, Scott Lieberman⁸, Akaluck Thatayatikom⁹, Roland Jonsson¹⁰, Johan G. Brun¹¹ and Malin V. Jonsson¹², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil, Vitória, Brazil, ³Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ⁵Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and Complutense University, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Pediatrics (Division of Rheumatology), University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA, ⁹University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ¹⁰Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ¹¹Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Norway, Bergen, Norway, ¹²Department of Clinical Dentistry, Section for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Sjögren’s syndrome (jSS) is a rare, poorly defined and possibly underdiagnosed condition. Mean age of diagnosis is approximately 10 years, with major salivary…
Abstract Number: 3182 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Attenuation of Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Large Vessel Giant Cell Arteritis after Short-Term High-Dose Steroid Treatment – a Diagnostic Window of Opportunity
Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen¹, Ib Tønder Hansen², Kresten Krarup Keller³, Philip Therkildsen⁴, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge³ and Lars Christian Gormsen⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark, ²Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark, ⁵Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/CT is, due to its excellent diagnostic accuracy[1], increasingly used to diagnose large vessel GCA (LV-GCA). However, PET/CT is not always readily…
Abstract Number: 2968 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interrater Reliability of Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Systemic Sclerosis Using Widefield Microscopy
Jessica K. Gordon¹, Meng Zhang², Shervin Assassi³, Elana J. Bernstein⁴, Robyn T. Domsic⁵, Faye N. Hant⁶, Monique E. Hinchcliff⁷, Dinesh Khanna⁸, Ami A. Shah⁹, Victoria K. Shanmugam^10,11, Virginia D. Steen¹² and Tracy M. Frech¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁵Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Dept of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰Director, Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ¹²Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ¹³Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: The presence of nailfold capillary (NFC) abnormality is part of the 2013 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). NFC findings include the presence…
Abstract Number: 3169 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Gout in a Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
Alexis Ogdie-Beatty¹, William J. Taylor², Tuhina Neogi³, Jaap Fransen⁴, Tim Jansen⁵, H. Ralph Schumacher Jr.⁶ and Nicola Dalbeth⁷, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, ³Clinical Epidemiology, BUSM, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁵P O Box 581, Haarlem, Netherlands, ⁶Medicine, Rheumatology, U Penn & VA Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) is a non-invasive option for diagnosing gout. However, little is known about the test characteristics of US for the diagnosis of…
Abstract Number: 3176 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
New Prospects for Interpreting Bony Depressions in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Novel MRI Computer-Assisted Technique for Detection of Erosive Progression
Pieter van Dijkhuizen^1,2, Carlotta Covizzi¹, Andrea Schiappacasse³, Michela Moraldo⁴, Matteo Santoro⁵, Francesca Magnaguagno⁶, Gianmichele Magnano⁷, Alberto Martini^1,4 and Clara Malattia^1,4, ¹Istituto G Gaslini, Pediatria II, Reumatologia, Genova, Italy, ²UMC Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Pediatric rheumatology, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³DIBRIS Università degli studi di Genova, Genova, Italy, ⁴DINOGMI Università degli studi di Genova, Genova, Italy, ⁵Camelot Biomedical Systems, Genova, Italy, ⁶Istituto G Gaslini, UO Radiologia Pediatrica, Genoa, Italy, ⁷Istituto G Gaslini, UO Radiologia Pediatrica, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Structural damage is the main disease outcome to be avoided in JIA. The gold standard to assess joint damage in JIA is X-ray, which…
Abstract Number: 174 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Resolution Ultrasound of the Midfoot: Sonography Is Superior to Conventional Radiography in Detection of Osteophytes and Erosions in Inflammatory and Non-Inflammatory Joint Disease
Mathis Camerer¹, Boris P. Ehrenstein², Martin Fleck³, Patrick Hoffstetter⁴ and Wolfgang Hartung⁵, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Medical Center, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, 93042 Regensburg, Germany, ⁴Radiology, Asklepios Clinic Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ⁵Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) as well as conventional radiography (CR) are established imaging modalities for the assessment of cortical bone lesions including erosions and osteophytes. Several…
Abstract Number: 925 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSK-US): Innovation or Overutilization?
Gurjit S. Kaeley¹, Dale Kraemer², Carmen Smotherman³ and Sunita Dodani⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, ²Center for Health Equity and Quality Research, Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, ³Center for Health Equity and Quality Research,, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: MSK-US use has risen in the USA with recent disturbing findings suggesting greater utilization of interventional ultrasound by non-noradiologists compared to Radiologists. (1) This…

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