Abstracts tagged "Diagnostic imaging"

Abstract Number: 2023 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of the Non-Observation of the Frontal Branch of the Temporal Arteries By Ultrasonography in the Diagnostic of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Natacha Cambray¹ and Artur J de Brum-Fernandes², ¹Rheumatology Division, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ²Rheumatology Division, Université de Sherbrooke, Rheumatology Division, Canada, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The absence of the parietal branch of the temporal artery during an ultrasound evaluation may be due to a variance of the normal anatomy…
Abstract Number: 244 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Imaging on PET-CT Using a Novel Folate Receptor Ligand for Macrophage Targeting
Nicki Verweij¹, Stefan Bruijnen¹, Yoony Gent², Marc Huisman³, Gerrit Jansen², Carla Molthoff⁴, Qingshou Chen⁵, Philip Low⁵, Albert Windhorst³, Adriaan Lammertsma³, Otto Hoekstra³, Alexandre Voskuyl² and Conny van der Laken², ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center - location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center - location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center - location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, West Lafayette, IN
Background/Purpose: PET imaging with macrophage tracers has been shown promising for detection of (sub)clinical synovitis, making it useful for both early diagnostics and therapy monitoring…
Abstract Number: 258 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Echocardiographic Findings in Connective Tissue Diseases – a Retrospective Cohort Study
Valentin S. Schäfer¹, Katharina Weiss², Andreas Krause² and Wolfgang A. Schmidt³, ¹Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany, ²Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Medical Center for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Echocardiography is frequently performed in patients with connective tissue diseases (CTD), mostly to evaluate cardiac involvement or development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (paH). Despite…
Abstract Number: 261 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound CUT-Off in GIANT CELL Arteritis a Solution to Arteriosclerosis Pitfall in the Halo Sign
Eugenio De Miguel¹, Luis M Beltran², Irene Monjo², Francesco Deodati², Wolfgang A. Schmidt³ and Juan García-Puig², ¹Rheumatology, University Hospital La Paz, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ²Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario La Paz, MADRID, Spain, ³Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Med Ctr for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: At the age of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) atherosclerosis is common. The ultrasonographic (US) appearance of athermanous plaque is usually easily differentiated from the…
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: 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: 1959 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Color Doppler Ultrasonography Appears to Perform Better Than Magnetic Resonance Angiography in the Diagnostics of Patients with Systemic Large Vessel Vasculitis
Andreas P Diamantopoulos^1,2, Julia Geiger³, Frode Lohne⁴, Geirmund Myklebust⁵ and Wolfgang A. Schmidt⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Haugesund Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Haugesund, Norway, ³Department of Radiology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Radiology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁶Medical Center for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) and Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has been extensively used in the diagnostics of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) [giant cell arteritis…
Abstract Number: 1961 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interobserver Agreement on Ultrasonographic and Magnetic Resonance Angiography Findings in Patients with Large Vessel Vasculitis
Andreas P Diamantopoulos^1,2, Julia Geiger³, Frode Lohne⁴, Geirmund Myklebust⁵ and Wolfgang A. Schmidt⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Haugesund Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Haugesund, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ³Department of Radiology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Radiology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁶Medical Center for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound and Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) yields a high sensitivity and specificity regarding the diagnosis of cranial giant cell arteritis (GCA). Ultrasound and MRA…
Abstract Number: 2026 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Technique for Quantifying Synovial Enhancement of Temporomandibular Joints from Mris of Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Cory M. Resnick¹, Pouya Vakilian², Micheal Breen³, David Zurakowski⁴, Zachary S. Peacock⁵ and Leonard B. Kaban⁵, ¹Plastics and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, boston, MA, ²Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Departments of Anesthesia and Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) commonly affects the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) and may cause growth disturbance, functional limitation and facial deformity. Early diagnosis and management…
Abstract Number: 2394 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B-Flow Imaging of Synovial Tissue in Osteoarthritis
Ralf G. Thiele¹, Allen P. Anandarajah² and Christopher T. Ritchlin³, ¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Dept of Rheumatology, Univ of Rochester Medical Ctr, Rochester, NY, ³Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatololgy Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Development of disease modifying medication for osteoarthritis (OA) is desirable, but the target tissue of such treatment remains unclear. We have previously shown that…
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…

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