Abstract Number: 159 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Continuous Quantitative Assessment Techniques Is Faster Than Semiquantitative Assesment in Identification of Therapeutic Response
Background/Purpose: Power Doppler Ultrasound (PD) is widely used to assess the activity of rheumatic diseases (especially in Rheumatoid Arthritis). Up to now a series of…Abstract Number: 160 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
When Compared with a Computerized System Both Experienced and in-Training Sonographers Have Difficulties to Select the Best Doppler Image from a Cine-Loop
Background/Purpose: Cine-loop analysis is an ultrasound technology that allows the acquisition of images in a digital form as a sequence of a determined frame number.…Abstract Number: 186 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B Flow, a Novel Ultrasound Modality in the Assessment of Synovitis in RA
Background/Purpose: B flow is a vascular ultrasound (US) technique in which the high resolution aspect of gray scale US is optimized to demonstrate movement of…Abstract Number: 930 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Temporomandibular Joint Arthritis with Ultrasound in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis is a common yet widely under recognized feature of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). It is often clinically silent and difficult…Abstract Number: 1447 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Positive Power Doppler Signal Increases the Risk of Clinical Flare of Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Clinical Remission: A Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: Prior ultrasound (US) studies in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in clinical remission have demonstrated the presence of subclinical synovitis. However, the significance…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: 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: 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: 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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