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
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
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
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
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
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: 710 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Optical Density Measure of the Papillary Dermis Discriminates As Abnormal Clinically Uninvolved Skin in Systemic Sclerosis and Correlates with Severity of Skin Thickness
Background/Purpose: Skin involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is often primary outcome in clinical trials and its severity inversely correlates with prognosis. Nevertheless, an objective quantitative…Abstract Number: 571 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Description of Distribution of Active Inflammatory Lesions On Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Sacroiliac Joints and the Spine in Patients with Early Axial Spondyloarthritis – Analysis of the Esther Trial Baseline Data
Background/Purpose: To address the question whether active inflammation starts at specific sites of the sacroiliac joints (SI-joints) and/ or the spine. Methods: Wb-MRIs of…Abstract Number: 572 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiographic Damage in Ankylosing Spondylitis Over 12 Years of Follow-up: A Longitudinal Analysis
Background/Purpose: Radiographic damage is one of the core outcomes recommended by the Assessment in Spondyloarthritis international Society (ASAS) for follow-up of patients with axial SpA.…Abstract Number: 128 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Assessment of Synovitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Fluorescence Optical Imaging
Background/Purpose: To prospectively evaluate quantitative assessment of indocyanine green (ICG)-enhanced fluorescence optical imaging (FOI) for differentiation of synovitic from non-synovitic joints in patients suffering from…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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
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