Abstracts tagged "Doppler ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 287 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Evaluation of the Achilles Enthesis in Inflammatory and Non-inflammatory Processes: A Systematic Review
Nancy Desai¹, Justin Bucci ¹ and Eugene Kissin ², ¹Boston Medical Center, Boston, ²Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) evaluation of the Achilles tendon has been utilized to assess involvement at the entheses in the setting various inflammatory, metabolic and mechanical…
Abstract Number: 293 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
False Positives in the Ultrasound Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis: Some Diseases Can Also Have Halo Sign
Elisa Fernández¹, Irene Monjo ², Gema Bonilla ³, Chamaida Plasencia ⁴, Maria-Eugenia Miranda-Carus ², Alejandro Balsa ⁴ and Eugenio de Miguel ⁵, ¹Rheumatology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²FIBHULP-IdiPAZ-Hospital La Paz-Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Immuno-Rheumatology Research Group, IdiPaz & Rheumatology Department. La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in the elderly. The halo sign is an accepted valid test for the diagnosis…
Abstract Number: 297 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of the Fingers’ Joints of Psoriatic Arthritis Patients – Interim Analysis
Ari Polachek¹, Victoria Furer ², Mirna Zureik ², Sharon Nevo ², Liran Mendel ², David Levartovsky ³, Jonathan Wollman ⁴, Valerie Aloush ⁵, Mark Berman ⁶, Ilana Kaufman ⁶, Yael Lahat ², Hagit Sarbagil-Maman ⁷, Sara Borok ⁶, Adi Broyde ⁶, Lihi Eder ⁸, Daphna Paran ¹, Iris Eshed ⁹ and Ori Elkayam ¹⁰, ¹Tel-Aviv Sourasky medical center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ³Sourasky medical center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Sourasky Medical Center, Herzelia, Israel, ⁵Tel Aviv Sourasky medical center, Tel Aviv, ⁶Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁷Tel-Aviv Sourasky medical center, Qiryat-Ono, Israel, ⁸Women’s College Hospital and the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁹Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department, Tel Aviv Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel., Tel Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory disease affecting up to 30% of psoriasis patients. PsA can involve both the peripheral and axial skeleton and…
Abstract Number: 302 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Clinical Impact of a Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Clinic at a U.S. Academic Center
Sarah Chung¹, Katherine Wysham ², Elizabeth Jernberg ³, Ingeborg Sacksen ³, Scott Pollock ¹ and Alison Bays ¹, ¹University of Washington Division of Rheumatology, Seattle, WA, ²Veterans Health Administration Puget Sound, Seattle WA, Seattle, ³University of Washington Division of Rheumatology, Seattle
Background/Purpose: Routine use of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK-US) to aid in clinical decision-making for rheumatology patients is less common in the United States than in Europe,…
Abstract Number: 303 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Utility of Power Doppler Ultrasound–Detected Synovitis for the Prediction of Flare in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission
Johana Zacariaz Hereter¹, Josefina Marin ², Maria Laura Acosta Felquer ², Martin Brom ³, Javier Rosa ⁴, Ricardo Garcia Monaco ¹ and Enrique Soriano ⁵, ¹Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, buenos aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) has been shown to detect subclinical synovitis in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The aim of this study was to evaluate PDUS…
Abstract Number: 728 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy Patterns and Digital Occlusive Arterial Disease on Laser Doppler Flowmetry Strongly Predicts the Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis and Other Connective Tissue Diseases
Yasser Radwan¹, Tina Gunderson ², Cynthia Crowson ³, David Liedl ⁴, Alicia Hinze ¹, Kenneth Warrington ⁴, Paul Wennberg ⁴ and Ashima Makol ¹, ¹Mayo Clinic Minnesota, rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, ⁴Mayo Clinic Rochester, rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Vasculopathy is a key feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc), a chronic autoimmune disease associated with widespread fibrosis and internal organ dysfunction. While structural abnormalities…
Abstract Number: 1182 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Fluorescence Optical Imaging in the Diagnosis of Individuals Suspected of Arthritis Development – a Probabilistic Approach
Yogan Kisten¹, Adrian Levitsky ¹, Hamed Rezaei ¹, Aase Hensvold ², Per Larsson ³, Erik af Klint ¹, Ronald van Vollenhoven ⁴ and Anca Catrina ⁵, ¹Rheumatology unit Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ²Rheumatology unit Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, ³Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Health Services, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ⁴Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Netherlands., Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology unit Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Among the arsenal of available techniques for arthritis prediction and diagnosis, fluorescence optical imaging (FOI) has shown to be useful in detecting clinically manifest…
Abstract Number: 1758 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Development of Ultrasound Detectable Arthritis Among ACPA Positive Subjects with Musculoskeletal Symptoms: The Risk RA Prospective Study
Aase Hensvold¹, Yogan Kisten ², Alexandra Circiumaru ¹, Monika Hansson ³, Meng Sun ¹, Guozhong Fei ⁴, Nancy Vivar ², Erik af Klint ², Hamed Rezaei ², Lars Klareskog ³, Aleksandra Antovic ⁵ and Anca Catrina ³, ¹Rheumatology unit Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, ²Rheumatology unit Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ³Rheumatology unit Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Health Services, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Health Services, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Studies have shown that anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are a risk factor for the development of arthritis. We aimed to investigate in a prospective…
Abstract Number: 1856 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Tenosynovial Aspiration by Ultrasound Guidance: Correlation and Diagnostic Implications of Tenosynovial Analysis and Ultrasound Doppler Signal
Fawad Aslam¹, Bryant England ², Amy Cannella ³, Veronika Sharp ⁴, Lily Kao ⁵, Jon Arnason ⁶, Jemima Albayda ⁷, Catherine Bakewell ⁸, Shruti Sanghvi ⁸, Robert Fairchild ⁹, Karina Torralba ¹⁰, Amy Evangelisto ¹¹, Paul DeMarco ¹², Narandra Bethina ¹³ and Eugene Kissin ¹⁴, ¹Mayo Clinic, Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, ²VA Nebraska-Western IA Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ⁴Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA, ⁵Evergreen Medical Group, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA, ⁶University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, ⁷Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ¹⁰Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, ¹¹Arthritis, Rheumatic and Back Disease Associates, Moorestown, NJ, ¹²Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates PC, Wheaton, MD, ¹³University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, ¹⁴Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologists commonly use synovial fluid analysis and, more recently, US to establish a diagnosis in patients with joint effusions. Although tenosynovial (TS) effusions are…
Abstract Number: 2664 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Color Doppler Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis in Montreal: A Canadian Single Center Experience
Jean-Paul Makhzoum¹, Meriem Belhocine ¹, Michelle Goulet ¹, Maxime Rheaume ¹, Tara Starnino ², Stephanie Ducharme-Benard ², Guillaume Febrer ³, Yves Troyanov ⁴, Nathalie Routhier ⁵, Rosalie-Selene Meunier ⁵, Isabelle Chagnon ⁵, Michel Laurier ⁵, Maggy Helou ⁵, Nathalie Morency ⁶ and Anne-Marie Mansour ¹, ¹Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ³Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Montreal, Canada
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) remains challenging to diagnose as false negative temporal artery biopsy (TAB) can occur. Color doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) of the temporal,…
Abstract Number: 1199 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound to Assess Remission in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Myriam Allen¹, Maggie Larche² and Karen A. Beattie², ¹Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should achieve remission rapidly to avoid irreversible joint sequela. Studies have shown that patients with apparent clinical remission have…
Abstract Number: 1799 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Vein Wall Thickness in Behçet’s Syndrome
Migena Gjoni¹, Serkan Akbaş², Emine Şebnem Durmaz², Atilla Süleyman Dikici², İsmail Mihmanlı², Hasan Yazici³ and Emire Seyahi⁴, ¹Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Radiolgy, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul Academic Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Lower extremity vein thrombosis (LEVT) is the key feature of vascular involvement in Behçet’s syndrome (BS).Vein wall thickness (VWT) is proposed to be a…
Abstract Number: 2716 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A New Score to Predict Digital Ulcers Combining Clinical Data, Imaging and Patient History in Systemic Sclerosis
Stefanie Friedrich^1,2, Susanne Lueders³, Gerd R. Burmester⁴, Gabriela Riemekasten⁵ and Sarah Ohrndorf⁴, ¹Department of of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital, Berlin; Germany, Berlin, Germany, ²Department of Radiology, Charité University Hospital, Berlin; Germany, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Rheumatology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
Background/Purpose: Ischemic complications such as digital ulcers (DU) are a common complication in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. The aim of this study was to combine…
Abstract Number: 2773 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of a Suspected Case of GCA: An Opinion Survey
Henri Guillet¹, Raphaël Porcher², Alain Saraux³, Loïc Guillevin⁴, Luc Mouthon⁴ and Alexis Régent⁴, ¹Département d'aval des urgences, CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, ²Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris, Paris, France, ³Rheumatology, CHU Brest, Brest, France, ⁴Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR 8104, PARIS, France
Background/Purpose: Giant-cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis. Specialists have formulated recommendations on how to manage a patient with a possible diagnosis of GCA.…
Abstract Number: 558 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Major Reduction of Ultrasound Detected Synovitis during Subcutaneous Tocilizumab Treatment; Results from a Multicenter 24 Weeks Study of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hilde B Hammer¹, Inger Marie Jensen Hansen², Pentti Järvinen³, Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo⁴, Michael Ziegelasch⁵, Birte Agular⁶ and Lene Terslev⁷, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Svendborg Hospital, Svendborg, Denmark, ³Rheumatology, Kiljava Medical Research, Kiljavan, Finland, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, ⁵Rheumatology, University Hospital, Linköping, Linköping, Sweden, ⁶Roche, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is sensitive for detection of synovitis (assessed by Grey Scale (GS) and power/color Doppler). Presence of Doppler activity is found to predict…

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