Abstracts tagged "imaging techniques"

Abstract Number: 1950 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Radiographic Joint Space Narrowing, Sonographic Cartilage Thickness and Anatomy In Rheumatoid Arthritis and Control Joints
Peter Mandl¹, Gabriela Supp², Gabor Baksa³, Daniel Aletaha⁴, Reka Kurucz⁵, Dora Niedermayer⁶, Helga Radner⁷, Paul Studenic⁸, Peter V. Balint⁹ and Josef S. Smolen¹⁰, ¹Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary, ⁶PsAID taskforce, EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁹Rheumatology, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary, ¹⁰Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: To validate ultrasound (US) for measuring cartilage thickness, by evaluating cartilage thickness on cadaver specimens of metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints by US and conventional measurement.…
Abstract Number: 1835 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dynamic Visualization Of Monocyte Migration In 3D Synovial Micromass Tissue Cultures
Clemens Scheinecker¹, Ruth Byrne¹, Karolina Dalwigk², Anastasiya Hladik¹, Gunter Steiner³, Josef S. Smolen⁴ and Hans Peter Kiener¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Monocytes (Mo) are among the first hematopoietic cells to migrate into the inflamed synovial tissue of arthritic joints. Monocyte migration appears to be associated…
Abstract Number: 1716 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Clinical Neurocognitive Dysfunction Have Lower Nodal Density and Connectivity On Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Jordan T. Jones¹, Mark DiFrancesco², Ahmad I. Zaal¹, Marisa S. Klein-Gitelman³, Darren Gitelman⁴, Jun Ying⁵ and Hermine Brunner¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Division of Rheumatology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ⁴Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Medicine-Internal Medicine-General Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Neurocognitive dysfunction (NCD) is common in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), and often difficult to detect with current resources. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is…
Abstract Number: 1308 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Accuracy Of Radiograph Reports In Identifying Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis In The Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry
Maria P. Martes¹, Alan R. Erickson², Ted R. Mikuls² and Grant W. Cannon³, ¹Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: The accurate interpretation of hand radiographs is critical in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. This project determined first,…
Abstract Number: 1113 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Scintigraphic Detection Of TNFα With a Radiolabeled Anti-TNFα In Patients With Active Peripheral Spondyloarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Philippe Carron¹, Bieke Lambert², Filip De Vos³, Gust Verbruggen¹, Dirk Elewaut¹ and Filip van Den Bosch¹, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ²Department of Nuclear Medicine Ghent University Hospital, Department of Nuclear Medicine Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ³Radiopharmacy, Department of Radiopharmacy Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the most common chronic inflammatory joint diseases, with a combined prevalence close to 2%. The pathogenetic role…
Abstract Number: 2546 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib Inhibits Radiographic Progression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Prone to Develop Structural Damage: A Post-Hoc Analysis of a Phase 3 Trial
Désirée van der Heijde¹, Robert B. M. Landewé² and David Gruben³, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam & Atrium Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel, oral Janus kinase inhibitor being investigated as a targeted immunomodulator and disease-modifying therapy for RA. In the ORAL Scan trial…
Abstract Number: 132 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
FDG-PET Evaluation of Axillary Lymph Nodes and Large Joints of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Anti-TNF Drugs
Koichi Okamura¹, Yukio Yonemoto², Tetsuya Kaneko³, Kimihiko Takeuchi⁴, Tsutomu Kobayashi¹ and Kenji Takagishi¹, ¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan, ²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan, ³Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inoue Hospital, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Isesaki Fukushima Hospital, Isesaki, Gunma, Japan
Background/Purpose: F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) can be used to image synovial inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The development of molecular…
Abstract Number: 2350 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Similarities Exceeds Differences in the Pattern of Joint and Vascular Positron Emission/Computed Tomography Uptake in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
Dario Camellino¹, Silvia Morbelli², Francesco Paparo³, Michela Massollo², Gianmario Sambuceti⁴ and Marco A. Cimmino⁵, ¹Dipartimento Medicina Interna, Clinica Reumatologica, Genova, Italy, ²Dipartimento Medicina Interna, Medicina Nucleare, Genova, Italy, ³Radiology Unit, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Medicina Nucleare, Genova, Italy, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Unit of Clinical Rheumatology, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are two frequent overlapping diseases. The purpose of this work is to examine the relationship between…
Abstract Number: 1486 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Poor Outcome in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Myocardial Involvement: A Combined Approach Based On Clinical and Laboratory Findings, EKG-Holter and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Silvia Laura Bosello, Giacomo De Luca, Antonella Laria, Giorgia Berardi and Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement is a relevant prognostic determinant in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), but the diagnosis is often delayed due to the lack of a specific…
Abstract Number: 1119 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of MRI-Detected Cartilage Loss Over 30 Months Using Simplified Radiographic and Clinical Stratification: The MOST Study
Frank Roemer¹, David T. Felson², Jingbo Niu³, Yuqing Zhang², Michael C. Nevitt⁴, Michel Crema⁵, Cora E. Lewis⁶, James Torner⁷ and Ali Guermazi⁵, ¹Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany, ²Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF (University of California, San Francisco), San Francisco, CA, ⁵Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁶Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: MRI-detected cartilage loss is the main structural outcome measure in large studies of knee OA. Definition of subjects at high risk for cartilage loss…
Abstract Number: 1042 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Assessed by Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in High Disease Versus Minimal Disease Activity State – a Cross-Sectional Study Correlating Conventional MRI and Clinical Composite Measures
René Panduro Poggenborg¹, Pernille Bøyesen², Charlotte Wiell³, Susanne Juhl Pedersen⁴, Inge Juul Sørensen⁵, Ole Rintek Madsen⁶, Ole Slot¹, Jakob M. Møller⁷, Mikael Boesen⁸, Henning Bliddal⁹, Olga Kubassova¹⁰ and Mikkel Østergaard¹¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital in Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Olso, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital in Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Glostrup Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶DANBIO, On behalf of Depts of Rheumatology, North, South, Central, Zealand and Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁸The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁹The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Frederiksberg, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ¹⁰Image Analysis Ltd., Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹¹Dept of Rheumatology RM, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been validated in rheumatoid arthritis for measuring inflammation, but has rarely been studied in psoriatic arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1050 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Validity of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measures of Joint Inflammation and Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis Wrist/Hand – a Systematic Literature Review
TG Woodworth¹, O. Morgacheva², OM Troum³, OL Pimienta⁴, P. Maranian⁵, V.K. Ranganath⁵ and Daniel Furst⁵, ¹Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Santa Monica, CA, ⁴Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Limitation of x-ray joint damage is a key indicator of therapeutic efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used…
Abstract Number: 1019 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Visualization of Cartilage in High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is a New Imaging Biomarker for the Quantification of Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Barbara Herz¹, Stephanie Finzel¹, Andreas Albrecht¹, Juergen Rech², Matthias Englbrecht¹, Goetz Welsch³ and Georg Schett¹, ¹Dept of Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Traumatic Surgery, Department of Traumatic Surgery, University Clinic of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Recent achievements in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) have been the gradient-echo-based T1-delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) focussing on the detection of proteoglycan content…
Abstract Number: 1021 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Follow-up of Clinical Remission in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Mira van Veenendaal¹, Robert Hemke², Marjolein I. Bos³, Mario Maas⁴, Marion A. J. Van Rossum³ and Taco W. Kuijpers⁵, ¹Departments of Pediatric Rheumatology, Emma Children's Hospital / Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Departments of Radiology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, Emma Children's Hospital / Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Despite clinical remission, a substantial proportion of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) patients will flare after a period of inactive disease. MRI has proven to…
Abstract Number: 1023 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Scoring Radiographic Progression in Axial Spa: Should We Use the Modified Stoke in Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score or the Radiographic Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score?
Sofia Ramiro¹, A.M. Van Tubergen², Carmen Stolwijk³, Robert Landewé⁴ and Désirée van der Heijde⁵, ¹Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, ²Department of Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam and Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Radiographic damage is one of the core outcomes in axial SpA and it is usually assessed with the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Spine…

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