Abstracts tagged "Diagnostic imaging"

Abstract Number: 1720 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Assessment of Bone Marrow Fat Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Spondyloarthropathy
Bon San Koo¹, Yoonah Song², Kyung-Bin Joo³, Seunghun Lee² and Tae-Hwan Kim⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Chungju, South Korea, ²Department of Radiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ³Department of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Hanynag University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Fat metaplasia in the bone marrow is an indicator of disease progression in spondyloarthropathy (SpA). This study aimed to evaluate the bone marrow fat…
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: 2146 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Optimal Hand Position for Reliable Volumetric Joint Space Width Measurements Using High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography
Cheryl Barnabe¹, Sarah Manske², Britta Jorgenson² and Steven K. Boyd³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Mechanical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Joint space narrowing is an important outcome measure in rheumatoid arthritis, linked tightly to function and disability. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) allows…
Abstract Number: 2148 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dual Energy CT Scanning: Variable Sensitivity for Gout in Non-Tophaceous and Tophaceous Disease and in Individual Erosions
Tracie Kurano¹, Uma Thakur², Gaurav Thawait³, Elliot Fishman⁴, Mara McAdams-DeMarco⁵, Janet W. Maynard⁶, Matthew Fuld⁷, John A. Carrino⁸ and Alan N. Baer⁹, ¹Medicine-Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Musculoskeletal Radiology Section, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Musculoskeletal Radiology Section, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Research Collaborations - Computed Tomography R&D, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Baltimore, MD, ⁸Radiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Dual energy computed tomography (DECT) is emerging as a diagnostic tool for gout, but its sensitivity has not been established. We assessed the sensitivity…
Abstract Number: 1689 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microhaemorrages and Giant Capillaries in Nailfold Videocapillariscopies Are Able to Accurately Predict Disease Activity Level in Systemic Sclerosis
Domenico Sambataro¹, Nicoletta Del Papa¹, Gianluca Sambataro², Wanda Maglione², Eleonora Zaccara² and Claudio Vitali³, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Istituto G.Pini, Milan, Italy, ²U.O.C. Day Hospital Reumatologia, Osp. G. Pini, Milano, Italy, ³Sezione Reumatologia, Istituto San Giuseppe, Lecco, Italy
Background/Purpose Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by Raynaud’s phenomenon, skin fibrosis and involvement of internal organs such as lung, heart, bowel,…
Abstract Number: 1473 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Manocept-Cy3 Localizes CD206 + Macrophages in Synovial Tissue and Fluid from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Differentially Compared to Controls
Nicholas A. Young¹, Larry Schlesinger², Thomas J. Rosol³, Fred Cope⁴ and Wael N. Jarjour⁵, ¹Immunology and Rheumatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²Center for Microbial Interface Biology, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ³The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH, ⁴Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Dublin, OH, ⁵Dept of Rheumatology/Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Early identification of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) would allow aggressive treatment with disease modifying rheumatic drugs and provide a system to monitor patient responses. Therefore,…
Abstract Number: 909 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Diagnostic Protocol for Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) Using Ultrasound Assessment
Jennifer Piper¹, Ana Sofia Serafim¹, Cristina Ponte¹, Surjeet Singh², Bhaskar Dasgupta³, Wolfgang A. Schmidt⁴, Eugene McNally⁵, Andreas P. Diamantopoulos⁶, Andrew Hutchings⁷ and Raashid Luqmani⁸, ¹Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²University of Oxford, Sciences, Oxford, England, ³Department of Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital, Essex, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology, Immanuel Krankenhaus, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁷Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ⁸Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose Ultrasound (US) has not yet superseded temporal artery biopsy as a diagnostic test. This may reflect poor consistency of the scanning technique, due to…
Abstract Number: 794 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Color Doppler Ultrasonography Findings in Giant Cell Arteritis and Their Relationship with Clinical Manifestations
Cristina Ponte^1,2, Ruth Geraldes³, Anthea Craven¹, Andrew Judge⁴, Peter C. Grayson⁵, Ravi Suppiah⁶, Joanna Robson¹, Richard A. Watts⁷, Peter A. Merkel⁸ and Raashid Luqmani¹, ¹Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Diseases Department, Rheumatology Research Unit - IMM, Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, Lisbon, Portugal, ³Neurology Department, Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵NIAMS Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁷Rheumatology Department Ipswich Hospital and University of East Anglia, Ipswich, United Kingdom, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose Colour Doppler ultrasonography (CDU) of the temporal (TA), axillary (AA) and common carotid arteries (CA) has excellent sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of…
Abstract Number: 149 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Automated Digital Analysis of Major Salivary Gland Ultrasound Images
Daniel S. Hammenfors¹, Preben G. Nes², Johan G. Brun¹, Roland Jonsson¹ and Malin V. Jonsson³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, ²Sogn and Fjordane University College, Førde, Norway, ³Department of Clinical Dentistry - Section for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Background/Purpose Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease mainly affecting the salivary and lacrimal glands, with symptoms such as dryness of the…
Abstract Number: 130 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inter-Rater Reliability of the US-7 Score in a Population of Volunteers: Is a Post-Hoc Analysis of Still Images Comparable to the Dynamic Analysis? Results from the German “Rheuma-Truck” Cohort
Dr. Philipp Sewerin¹, Dr. Stefan Vordenbäumen², Sarah Ohrndorf³, Marina Backhaus³, Dr. Oliver Sander², Prof. Dr. Matthias Schneider⁴, Prof. Dr. Benedikt Ostendorf¹ and Aiko Liedmann⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Department for Rheumatology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Rheumatology/Immunology, Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁵Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose To investigate the value of a follow-up analysis of ultrasonographic still images versus dynamic investigation using the US-7 ultrasound score. Methods “Rheuma-Truck” was a…
Abstract Number: 53 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Spine-Hip Diagnostic Discordance in the United Arab Emirates
Nicholas Wilson, Lidia Sanchez Riera, Iman Hobeldin, Salman Waheeduddin, Nehad Ibrahim, Suneetha Gonuguntla, Tahir Khan, Ritu Aneja, Samer Nuhaily and Mustafa Al Maini, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Background/Purpose Diagnostic discordance for osteoporosis is the presence of different T-scores in two skeletal sites in the same subject leading to different WHO diagnostic categories. Discordance is defined…
Abstract Number: 2889 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Marrow Edema and Structural Lesions In The Sacroiliac Joint In a Large Cohort Of Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis, Chronic Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls
L. van Hoeven^1,2, J.J. Luime², P.D.M. de Buck³, J.M.W. Hazes² and A.E.a.M. Weel⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, MC Haaglanden, Den Haag, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: MRI of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is included in the ASAS classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) to identify patients at an earlier stage of…

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