Abstract Number: 1955 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Performance of Colour-Doppler Sonography of Temporal Arteries in Patients Suspect of Having Giant Cell Arteritis in Daily Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: The Colour-Doppler Sonography of temporal arteries (CDS-TA) has recently gained momentum as a potential non-invasive tool for diagnosing GCA. Our aim was to evaluate the…Abstract Number: 1957 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Colour-Doppler Ultrasonography of Epiaortic Arteries in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in patients over 50 years of age. Large vessel disease outside temporal arteries is…Abstract Number: 2320 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Use of Doppler Ultrasound in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Improves Patient Understanding of Disease and Adherence to Treatment and Alters Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: Doppler ultrasound (DUS) can detect subclinical joint inflammation and can be used to predict disease relapse or flare in patients with RA. The objectives…Abstract Number: 2652 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Ultrasound Features in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission: Reclassifying Disease Activity?
Background/Purpose: Many studies have shown disparity between clinical and ultrasound (US) findings in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). US appears to detect subclinical synovitis in patients in…Abstract Number: 3060 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Assessment of Disease Activity in Takayasu Arteritis; Six Years Experience from a Single Center
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to analyze the activity parameters that affect the physicians global opinion (PGO) in TA. Methods: The data of…Abstract Number: 3063 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ocular Findings and Ocular Blood Flow Changes in Takayasu Arteritis: A Subclinical Reduction in Blood Flow with a Milder Clinical Course of Retinopathy
Background/Purpose: Ocular involvement in Takayasu arteritis (TAK) mainly arises due to complications related with altered ocular blood flow or side effects of the treatments. In…Abstract Number: 133 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
On-Demand Ultrasonography Assessment in the Most Affected Joint Is Efficient for Management of RA Patients in Daily Practice
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) is recognized as a useful tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although several sets of power Doppler…Abstract Number: 123 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combination with Joint Power Doppler Signals with Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Predicts Joint Destruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose , Categorizing RA patients who require intensive treatments is highly warranted to optimize the therapy and to avoid overtreatments. We here evaluated the use…Abstract Number: 2239 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Ketoprofen Lysine Salt in Reducing Inflammation and Pain in Primary Osteoarthritis of the Hand: Preliminary Results of a Retrospective and Prospective Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common progressive joint disease and a leading cause of musculoskeletal pain and functional disability worldwide. Despite various interventional treatment approaches…Abstract Number: 139 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Enthesitis in Primary Care Psoriasis Patients with Musculoskeletal Complaints
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis patients with enthesitis can classify as psoriatic arthritis since the introduction of the CASPAR classification criteria in 2006. However, the presence of a…Abstract Number: 134 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Histopathological Correlation of Ultrasound-Defined Active Synovitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Remission. Preliminary Results
Background/Purpose We recently demonstrated that 45.4% of patients with RA in clinical remission have ultrasound (US)-defined active synovitis (synovial hypertrophy (HS) grade 2 or higher…Abstract Number: 1715 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection Of Enthesitis In Children With Enthesitis-Related Arthritis: Dolorimeter Examination Compared To Ultrasonography
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the distribution of enthesitis and accuracy of physical examination (PE) for the detection of enthesitis in children, using ultrasound with power Doppler…Abstract Number: 1283 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Ultrasound Phenotyping of Expanding Versus Collapsed Popliteal Lymph Nodes in Murine Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease manifested by episodic flares in affected joints that are challenging to predict and treat. Longitudinal contrast…Abstract Number: 298 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Prospective Study Of Ultrasonography In Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis In Clinical Remission: Subclinical Synovitis May Predict Flare?
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in childhood and has variable prognosis, characterized by periods of activity and remission.…Abstract Number: 234 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Power Doppler Modalities Of 5 Ultrasound Machines Perform Very Differently, Ascertained By a Microvessel Flow Phantom
Background/Purpose: In many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) subclinical disease activity can be detected with ultrasound (US), especially using power Doppler US (PDUS).[1-3] However, in…
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