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Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

  • Abstract Number: 029 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Scleroderma Spectrum Disorders: A Single Center Experience

    Meredith Rae, Tam Doan and Eyal Muscal, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

    Background/Purpose: Cardiac disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with SLE and SSc. Various studies have demonstrated an association between duration…
  • Abstract Number: 1231 • ACR Convergence 2022

    [68Ga]- CPCR4 Trifluoroacetate PET/CT Imaging of Chemokine Receptor CXCR4- Expression in Systemic Sclerosis Related Interstitial Lung Disease

    Chirag Rajkumar Kopp1, Shefali Sharma2, Venkata Subramanian Krishnaraju3, Chandra Bhushan Prasad3, Jagdeep Singh3, Shashi Anand3, Ranjana Minz3, Ashwani Sood3, Anindita Sinha3, Rajender Kumar Basher3, Sahajal Dhooria3, Varun Dhir4 and sanjay jain3, 1Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 2PGIMER< Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India, 3Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 4PGIMER, CHD, INDIA, Chandigarh, India

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) in Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a major contributor of morbidity and mortality. CXCR4/CXCL12 axis has been implicated in the pathogenesis…
  • Abstract Number: 1257 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Assessing the Effectiveness of Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis by PET: Multicenter Study of 101 Patients of Clinical Practice

    Julio Sánchez-Martín1, Javier Loricera1, Santos Castañeda2, Clara Moriano3, F. Javier Narváez4, Vicente Aldasoro5, Olga Maiz6, Rafael Melero7, Juan Ignacio Villa Blanco8, Paloma Vela-Casampere9, Susana Romero Yuste10, José Luis Callejas11, Eugenio De Miguel12, Eva Galíndez-Agirregoikoa13, Francisca Sivera14, Jesus Fernandez15, Carles Galisteo16, Ivan Ferraz Amaro17, Lara Sánchez-Bilbao1, Monica Calderon-Goercke18, Miguel Ángel González-Gay19 and Ricardo Blanco20, 1Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, 2Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain, 3Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, 4Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 5Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, 6Hospital Universitario de Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, 7Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, 8Sierrallana Hospital, Torrelavega, Spain, 9Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Spain, 10Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, Pontevedra, Spain, 11Hospital San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, 12Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 13Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, 14Hospital Universitario de Elda, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain, 15Hospital de La Coruña, La Coruña, Spain, 16Hospital Parc Tauli,, Sabadel, Spain, 17Division of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Spain., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 18Hospital de Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, 19Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Cantabria; Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Research group on genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis in systemic diseases and in metabolic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 20Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Positron emission tomography (PET) is one of the tools available for the diagnosis of extracranial large-vessel vasculitis (1-5). Tocilizumab (TCZ) has shown efficacy in…
  • Abstract Number: 1551 • ACR Convergence 2022

    The Utility of Imaging Studies (MRA and CTA) in Long-Term Monitoring for Patients with Takayasu Arteritis

    Saja Almaaitah1, Chao Zhang2 and alexandra villa forte1, 1Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: Takayasu Arteritis (TA) is a complex large vessel vasculitis that leads to arterial stenosis, occlusion and aneurysmal formation. Assessment of disease activity is a…
  • Abstract Number: 2028 • ACR Convergence 2022

    The Value of FDG-PET/CT in the Detection of Lymphomas Associated with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome

    Martha S. van Ginkel1, Andor WJM Glaudemans1, Bert van der Vegt1, Arjan Vissink1, Frans Kroese2 and Hendrika Bootsma2, 1University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, 2University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) patients have an increased risk of developing a lymphoma. PSS-associated lymphomas are mostly of the mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)…
  • Abstract Number: 1233 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Ultrasound Is Reliable in the Assessment of Muscle Echogenicity in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Results of a Multicenter International Web-based Study

    Andrea Di Matteo1, Erica Moscioni2, Maria Giovanna Lommano1, Edoardo Cipolletta1, Gianluca Smerilli1, Sonia Farah1, Carla Airoldi3, Sibel Aydin4, Becciolini Andrea5, Karina Bonfiglioli6, Marina Carotti7, Greta Carrara8, Tomas Cazenave9, Davide Corradini10, Micaela Ana Cosatti11, Juan Josè de Agustin12, Giulia Maria Destro Castaniti13, Marco Di Carlo1, Eleonora Di Donato5, Luca Di geso14, Ashley Elliott15, Daniela Fodor16, Francesca Francioso1, Alessandra Gabba17, Cristina Hernández-Díaz18, Rudolf Horvath19, Jana Hurnakova19, Diogo Jesus20, Josefina Marin21, Maria Victoria Martire22, Riccardo Mashadi-Mirza23, Marco Massarotti24, Alice Andreea Musca25, Jagdish Nair26, Tadashi Okano27, Ioannis Papalopoulos28, Javier Eduardo Rosa21, Marcos Rosemffet29, João Rovisco30, Davide Rozza8, Fausto Salaffi1, Crescenzio Scioscia31, Carlo Alberto Scirè8, Maria-Magdalena Tamas32, Shun Tanimura33, Lucio Ventura-Rios18, Catalina Villota-Eraso34, Orlando Villota35, Paraksevi V Voulgari36, Florentin Ananu Vreju37, Gentiana Vukatana37, Johana Zacariaz Hereter21, Anna Zanetti8, Walter Grassi1 and Emilio Filippucci1, 1Polytechnic University of Marche, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, Jesi, Italy, 2Polytechnic University of Marche, Jesi, Italy, 3Hospital Provincial, Rosario, Argentina, 4University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 5Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy, 6Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 7Department of Radiology, Ospedali Riuniti, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, 8Epidemiology Unit, Italian Society of Rheumatology, Milano, Italy, 9Rheumatology Unit, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10Rheumatology Unit, University Clinic AOU Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, 11CEMIC, Centro de educación médica e investigaciones médicas "Norberto Quirno", Buenos Aires, Argentina, 12Vall D'hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, 13Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology section, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 14Ospedale Madonna del Soccorso, Department of Internal Medicine, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, 15Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 162nd Internal Medicine Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 17Local Health Unit (ASL), Oristano, Italy, 18Division de Reumatologia. Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", Ciudad de México, Mexico, 19Department of Paediatric and Adult Rheumatology, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic, 20Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leira, Portugal, 21Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 22San Roque Hospital, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 23Radiology Department, A.O. Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord, Pesaro, Italy, 24Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, United Kingdom, 25Department of Rheumatology - Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, 26Rheumatology, Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 27Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, 28Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece, 29Rheumatology Unit, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Capital Federal, Argentina, 30Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 31Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantations-Rheumatology Unit, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy, 32Department of Rheumatology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 33Rheumatology Department, Hokkaido Medical Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Sapporo, Japan, 34IPS Servicio integral de reumatología e inmunología Dr Orlando Villota, Pasto, Colombia, 35Division of Rheumatology, Fundación Hospital San Pedro, Pasto, Colombia, 36Department of Rheumatology, School of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, 37Rheumatology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania, 37Rheumatology Unit; IRCCS Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Studies have showed that an increased ultrasound (US) muscle echogenicity indicating fatty replacement/fibrosis of muscle tissue may represent an early indicator of muscle involvement associated…
  • Abstract Number: 1259 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Characteristics of Sacroiliac Joint in Patient with Skin Psoriasis, Without Rheumatological Manifestations: A Controlled Study Using CT Scan

    Thomas Leriche1, Olivier Fakih2, Clément Prati1, Daniel Wendling3 and Frank Verhoeven4, 1CHU de Besançon, Besançon, France, 2Service de rhumatologie, CHU de Besançon, Besançon, France, 3CHU, University Teaching Hospital, Besançon, France, 4Besançon University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Besançon, France

    Background/Purpose: Plaque Psoriasis (PsO) is an inflammatory disorder that could be associated with rheumatological manifestations defining Psoriatic arthritis. Moreover, recent studies showed that the presence…
  • Abstract Number: 1554 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Serum Biomarkers in Association with Clinical and Vascular Disease Activity in Takayasu’s Arteritis

    Cameron Rankin1, Peter Grayson2, Bates Gribbons3, Kaitlin Quinn4, Christopher Redmond5 and Wanxia Tsai1, 1NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, 2National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 3McGovern Medical School, Colleyville, TX, 4National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington, DC, 5National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD

    Background/Purpose: 18FDG-PET imaging can be used to directly assess vascular inflammation; however, limited access to this technology has restricted widespread adoption of this modality in…
  • Abstract Number: 2032 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Major Salivary Gland Ultrasound and Elastography for Assessment of Disease Activity in Patients of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome

    Kunal Chandwar1, Juhi Dixit1, Kriti Kishor1, DOGGA PRASANNA KUMAR2, DIGVIJAY EKBOTE3, PUNEET KUMAR1 and Urmila Dhakad1, 1King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India, 2KGMU, LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh, India, 3KING GEORGE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Background/Purpose: To assess major salivary gland involvement by ultrasonography and elastography in patients with Sjögren's syndrome , compare it with controls and correlate the severity…
  • Abstract Number: 1234 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Characterizing Imaging Phenotypes in PsA: The Effect of Age and Sex

    Lihi Eder1 and Kangping Cui2, 1Women’s College Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK-US) provides valuable information on disease phenotype in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). While age and sex are important determinants of health, limited information…
  • Abstract Number: 1260 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Tenderness and Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis

    Irina Gessl1, Mihaela Popescu2, Gabriela supp3, Thomas Deimel1, Paul Studenic1, Martina Durechova3, michael zauner3, Josef Smolen1 and Peter Mandl1, 1Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 2Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, QC, Canada, 3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Background/Purpose: In inflammatory arthritis swelling is regarded as a sign of synovitis and is associated with radiographic progression. However, the association of tenderness with radiographic…
  • Abstract Number: 1563 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Common Femoral Vein Wall Thickness Measurement as a Diagnostic Test in Incomplete Behçet’s Disease

    Fatma Alibaz-Oner1, seda kutluğ ağaçkıran2, Rabia Ergelen3, Fatma Temiz3, efe Soydemir3, Tulin Ergun4 and Haner Direskeneli5, 1Marmara University, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Marmara University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Marmara University, School of Medicine, Departmant of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 4Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Istanbul, Turkey, 5Marmara University, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: Diagnosing Behçet's Disease (BD) can be a clinical challenge in patients presenting with limited organ manifestations, especially with single major organ involvement. We reported…
  • Abstract Number: 2048 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Serology Driven Pulmonary Phenotype Characterization of Sjögren Syndrome-associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Monocentric Cohort Study

    Gaetano La Rocca1, Francesco Ferro2, Giovanni Fulvio3, Silvia Fonzetti4, Inmaculada Concepción Navarro García5, Elena Elefante6, Chiara Romei7, Marta Mosca6 and Chiara Baldini3, 1University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 2Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 3University of Pisa, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 4Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, 5Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, 6University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 7University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a relatively frequent manifestation of Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS), potentially presenting with a wide spectrum of clinical-radiological characteristics. Anti-Ro52 autoantibodies…
  • Abstract Number: 0229 • ACR Convergence 2022

    The Effect of Interactive E-learning on Resident’s Practical Performance in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound- a Randomized Study

    Stine Maya Dreier Carstensen1, Søren Just2, Marie Velander3, Lars Konge4, Martin Slusarczyk Hubel5, Thiusius Rajeeth Savarimuthu5, Mogens Pfeiffer Jensen6, Mikkel Østergaard7 and Lene Terslev8, 1Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark, 2Medicinsk Afdeling Svendborg Sygehus OUH, Odense, Denmark, 3Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Svendborg Hospital - Odense University Hospital (OUH), Svendborg, Denmark, 4Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, 5SDU Robotics, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Instituttet, Syddansk Universitet, Odense, Odense, Denmark, 6Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, 8Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is a complex procedure to master and requires both extensive theoretical knowledge and hands-on training. E-learning supplements hands-on training by providing…
  • Abstract Number: 1235 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Fibroblast Activation in Psoriasis Patients Assessed by 68Ga-FAPI-04 PET-CT Is Associated with Progression to Psoriatic Arthritis

    Filippo Fagni1, David Simon2, Arnd Kleyer2, Koray Tascilar2, Jule Taubmann3, Sara Bayat1, Ioanna Minopoulou3, Melek Yalcin Mutlu3, Armin Atzinger4, Torsten Kuwert4, Georg Schett5 and Chrstian Schmidkonz4, 1University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, 2Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-UniversityErlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, 3University Hospital Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, 4Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, 5Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Prevalence of subclinical inflammatory lesions is high in patients with cutaneous psoriasis and constitutes a -risk constellation for the development of psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1.…
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