Abstract Number: 0160 • ACR Convergence 2021
Identifying Erosive Disease from Radiology Reports of Veterans with Inflammatory Arthritis with Natural Language Processing
Background/Purpose: The presence of erosive disease influences diagnosis, management, & prognosis in inflammatory arthritis (IA). Inflammatory arthritis research in large datasets is limited by a…Abstract Number: 0168 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Crowdsourcing Approach to Develop Machine Learning Models to Quantify Radiographic Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the synovium, leading to joint space narrowing and osseous erosions. The…Abstract Number: 0171 • ACR Convergence 2021
Bone Erosions and Osteophytes in Premenopausal Women with Long-standing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association with Systemic Bone Involvement Using HR-pQCT
Background/Purpose: Two patterns of bone involvement are described in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic and localized. Systemic bone involvement is characterized by loss of generalized bone…Abstract Number: 1669 • ACR Convergence 2021
Minimal Erosive Volume Needed for Radiographic Identification of Erosions in the Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis. a Comparative Analysis of High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography and Conventional Radiography
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to estimate the minimal erosive volume identified by High-Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT) needed in order to…Abstract Number: 1805 • ACR Convergence 2021
Low Rates of Radiographic Progression with 2 Years of Guselkumab (TREMFYA®), a Selective Inhibitor of the Interleukin-23p19 Subunit: Results from a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Biologic-naïve Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Guselkumab (GUS), an IL-23p19-subunit inhibitor, is efficacious in treating patients (pts) with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). In the Phase 3, double-blind, placebo (PBO)-controlled…Abstract Number: 0312 • ACR Convergence 2020
Dactylitis Is Associated with Greater Disease Severity, Ultrasound Synovitis, and Erosive Damage, in Very Early DMARD Naïve Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Dactylitis is a hallmark feature of Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), defined as a uniform swelling of a finger or toe (“sausage digit”). It is associated…Abstract Number: 0669 • ACR Convergence 2020
Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Deposition in Gouty Tophi
Background/Purpose: The coexistence of calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) and monosodium urate crystals is rarely reported in gouty tophi. We investigated CPP crystal deposits in a series…Abstract Number: 0691 • ACR Convergence 2020
Denosumab Did Not Improve Computerized Tomography Erosion Scores When Added to Intensive Urate-Lowering Therapy in Gout: Results from a Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: Bone erosion is a common complication of tophaceous gout. Disordered osteoclast activity has been implicated in the pathogenesis of gouty bone erosion. We sought…Abstract Number: 0760 • ACR Convergence 2020
X-rays Bone Erosions Are Uncommon in Anti-CCP Positive Individuals At-risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Musculoskeletal Symptoms Without Clinical Synovitis, and Do Not Predict the Development of Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In individuals at-risk of RA, the identification of reliable biomarkers for the future development of clinical arthritis is of critical importance for risk-stratification and…Abstract Number: 1105 • ACR Convergence 2020
RANK-L Activity: Understanding the Pathogenesis of Erosive Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) is characterized by osteoarthritic findings with central erosions and collapse of the interphalangeal joint subchondral bone plate. A number of studies…Abstract Number: 1719 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence and Trajectory of Erosions, Synovitis, and Bone Marrow Edema in Feet of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Imaging studies have shown that erosions emerge early in RA and is associated with worsening pain and function. Despite erosions being just as prevalent…Abstract Number: 1759 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects the Ossicular Joints: A Human Otopathologic Study
Background/Purpose: Inflammation of synovial joints in small and large extremities is commonly seen in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To date little is known about how this disease…Abstract Number: 2024 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effects of Filgotinib on Spinal Lesions in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data from the Placebo-Controlled, Double‑Blind, Randomized TORTUGA Trial
Background/Purpose: The oral, selective Janus kinase 1 inhibitor filgotinib (FIL) significantly improved Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) MRI inflammation scores (bone marrow edema) in…
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