Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 1300 • ACR Convergence 2023
Bone Marrow Edema in MRI Is More Associated with Rapid Radiographic Progression Than Clinically Relevant Radiographic Progression
Kou Katayama¹, Takanobu Okubo², Toshikazu Sato¹, Kitaru Tanaka³, Tomoki Kawahata³, Yuichi Makino⁴ and Hiroshi Ito⁵, ¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Katayama Orthopedic Rheumatology Clinic, Asahikawa, Japan, ²Department of Radiology, Katayama Orthopedic Rheumatology Clinic, Asahikawa, Japan, ³Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology, and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Asahikawa Medical University Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan, ⁵Department of orthpedic surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: Rapid radiographic progression (RRP) is selected as one of the risk factors for difficult- to- treat RA, which needs to be resolved as soon…
Abstract Number: 1869 • ACR Convergence 2023
FDG-PET/CT for Diagnosing Polymyalgia Rheumatica Before, During and After a Short-term Prednisolone Cessation – a Prospective Study of 101 Patients
Andreas Wiggers Nielsen¹, Ib Tønder Hansen², Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen³, Søren Geill Kjær⁴, Jesper Blegvad-Nissen⁴, Christian Møller Sørensen³, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge¹, Lars Christian Gormsen² and Kresten Krarup Keller¹, ¹Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Horsens, Denmark, ⁴Diagnostic Centre, Silkeborg, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) can be challenging to diagnose since other diseases may present with similar symptoms. As a result, a significant number of patients…
Abstract Number: 2007 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effects of IL-17 Blockade on Skeletal Microarchitecture in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: An HR-pQCT Study
Insa Mannstadt, Donald McMahon, Douglas Mintz, Weija Yuan, Linda Russell, Susan Goodman, Emily Stein and Dalit Ashany, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease causes abnormal bone growth at the spine and paradoxically has been linked to osteoporosis and fragility…
Abstract Number: 0286 • ACR Convergence 2023
Relationship Between High Resolution Computed Tomography(HRCT) Quantitative Scores and Physiological and Clinical Features in Antisynthetase Syndrome Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Sangmee Bae¹, Fereidoun Abtin², Grace Kim³, Daniela Markovic⁴, Siamak Moghadam-Kia⁵, Chester V. Oddis⁶, Lila Pourzand², Didem Saygin⁶, Daniel Sullivan⁷, Koichi Yamaguchi⁵, Donald Tashkin³, Christina Charles-Schoeman⁸, Jonathan Goldin³ and Rohit Aggarwal⁶, ¹UCLA Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA, ²UCLA Radiological Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Rheumatology, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷UCLA Pulmonology, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA
Background/Purpose: High resolution chest computed tomography (HRCT) plays an important role in the clinical evaluation of interstitial lung disease (ILD) by demonstrating the extent of…
Abstract Number: 1040 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Ultrasound Limitation to Assess Aortitis in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: Comparative Study with FDG-PET/CT
Juan Molina-Collada¹, Isabel Castrejon², Irene Monjo³, Elisa Fernandez-Fernandez⁴, Gabriela Torres⁵, JULIA MARTINEZ BARRIO⁶, Jose María Alvaro-Gracias⁷ and Eugenio De Miguel⁵, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Gregorio Marañon University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis is a serious potential complication of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and may lead to dilation, aneurysms or dissection. Since ultrasound (US)…
Abstract Number: 1387 • ACR Convergence 2023
Power Doppler Musculoskeletal Abnormalities in Patients with Psoriasis at High Risk of Progression to Psoriatic Arthritis
Rebecca Haberman¹, Sarah Moussavi¹, Yan Zhang¹, Sydney Catron¹, Jonathan Samuels², Rebecca Blank³, Michael Toprover⁴, Jiyuan Hu¹, Cinty Gong⁵, Vincent Piguet⁶, Francisco Tausk⁷, Jensen Yeung⁸, Andrea Neimann¹, Wayne Gulliver⁹, Joseph Merola¹⁰, Alexis R Ogdie¹¹, Proton Rahman¹², Soumya Chakravarty¹³, Ralf Thiele¹⁴, Lihi Eder¹⁵, Christopher T Ritchlin¹⁶ and Jose Scher¹⁷, ¹NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY, ³New York University, New York, NY, ⁴New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, ⁵Immunology, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA, Raritan, NJ, ⁶Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁸University of Toronto and Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada, ¹⁰Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA, ¹¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹²Craig Dobbin Research Institute, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada, ¹³Immunology, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC / Division of Rheumatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Villanova, PA, ¹⁴University of Rochester, Pittsford, NY, ¹⁵Women’s College Research Institute, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁶University of Rochester Medical School, Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology Division, Canandaigua, NY, ¹⁷New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an immune-mediated disease associated with skin psoriasis that, if untreated, can lead to joint destruction. Up to 30% of patients…
Abstract Number: 1870 • ACR Convergence 2023
Assessing the Appropriateness of Imaging Modalities in Primary Care for Low Back Pain and Their Impact on Outcomes: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Single Center in Trenton
Damira Sereda¹, Cristine Arcilla², Kudret Arslan³ and Daniel Goldsmith⁴, ¹Capital Health Medical Canter, Trenton, NJ, ²Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Ewing Township, NJ, ³Capital Health Medical Center, Trenton, NJ, ⁴Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Trenton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of doctor visits and disability. The annual direct expenditures for LBP management exceed $80 billion, not…
Abstract Number: 2048 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development and Usability Testing of Web-based Standardized Scoring Tool for Magnetic Resonance Images from Children with Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis (CNO)
Farzana Nuruzzaman¹, T. Shawn Sato², Andrew Carbert³, Joel Paschke³, Lauren Potts⁴, Meinrad Beer⁵, Mingqian Huang⁶, Ramesh Iyer⁷, Johanna Monsalve⁸, Anh-Vo Ngo⁷, Jennifer Stimec⁹, Mahesh Thapa⁷, Xiaoyue Zhang¹⁰, Walter P. Maksymowych¹¹, Polly Ferguson¹² and Yongdong (Dan) Zhao¹³, ¹Stony Brook Children's Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, ²University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ³CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Illustrator/Patient Research Partner, Long Beach, CA, ⁵University Hospital, Ulm Germany, Ulm, Germany, ⁶Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ⁷University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁸SUNY-Stony Brook Hospital, Stonybrook, NY, ⁹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Biostatistical Consulting Core - Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, ¹¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹²University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ¹³University of Washington, Redmond, WA
Background/Purpose: The ChRonic nonbacterial Osteomyelitis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring (CROMRIS) tool was developed but it was not digitized yet. Our objectives are: 1) to adapt…
Abstract Number: 0315 • ACR Convergence 2023
Identification of Calcium Crystals in End-Stage Osteoarthritis with Raman Spectroscopy
Tom Niessink¹, Tim Welting², Matthijs Janssen³, Cees Otto⁴ and Tim Jansen⁵, ¹University of Twente, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²MUMC+, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Viecuri MC / Venlo, Wijgmaal, Belgium, ⁴University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁵VieCuri MC, Venlo, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Calcium containing crystals in osteoarthritis (OA) are of interest as they potentially stimulate the NRLP-3 inflammasome and may become treatable with novel therapeutics. Previous…
Abstract Number: 1041 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of Apremilast on Peripheral and Axial Inflammation in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Based on Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mikkel Østergaard¹, Mikael Boesen², Walter P. Maksymowych³, Robert Lambert⁴, Guillermo Valenzuela⁵, Michael Bubb⁶, Olga Kubassova⁷, Jyotsna Reddy⁸, Stephen Colgan⁹, Yuri Klyachkin¹⁰, Cynthia Deignan¹¹, Zhenwei Zhou⁸ and Philip J. Mease¹², ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Naerum, Denmark, ³Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Integral Rheumatology & Immunology Specialists, Plantation, FL, ⁶University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ⁷Image Analysis Group, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁹Amgen, Inc., Halton Hills, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Amgen, Inc., Lexington, KY, ¹¹Amgen, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA, ¹²Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Apremilast is an oral phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor with a unique immunomodulatory mechanism of action and is approved for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA).…
Abstract Number: 1392 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Interim Results of a Nationwide Telemedicine Project
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Marc Kämmerer², Marcus Kremers³, Berit Schoppen³, Charlotte Arens³, Annette Wiedon⁴, Imke Redeker⁵ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁶, ¹Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²VISUS Health IT GmbH, Bochum, Germany, ³MedEcon Telemedizin GmbH / MedEcon Ruhr GmbH, Bochum, Germany, ⁴Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁵Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is often diagnosed late, while there is also a problem of over- and misdiagnosis in patients with chronic back pain. Imaging,…
Abstract Number: 1871 • ACR Convergence 2023
Utility of Infrared Thermography in Patients with Digital Gangrene
Nidhish Chandra M, Puneet Kumar, Urmila Dhakad, Shweta Bhardwaj, Sanjay Pruthviraj Buddha, Parag Vijayvergia and Lily Singh, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: Digital gangrene has been described as a complication of several Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases(AIIRD). Due to multiple underlying mechanisms causing digital gangrene in AIIRD…
Abstract Number: 2079 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparative Analysis of Teledidactic and On-Campus Training in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound – the TELMUS Study
Ricarda Neubauer¹, Florian Recker², Claus Juergen Bauer³, Simon Petzinna¹, Pantelis Karakostas³, Charlotte Behning⁴ and Valentin Sebastian Schäfer³, ¹Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ²Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ³Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁴Institute of Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) plays a vital role as a diagnostic imaging modality in rheumatology, while also serving as an effective teaching tool to enhance…
Abstract Number: 0318 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Association of CT-Detected Intra-Articular Mineralization with MRI-Detected Effusion-Synovitis and Hoffa’s Synovitis in Knee OA: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Jean Liew¹, Gabriela Rabasa¹, Mohamed Jarraya², Ali Guermazi¹, David Felson¹, Beth Lewis³, John Lynch⁴, Michael Nevitt⁴, James Torner⁵ and Tuhina Neogi⁶, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³University of Alabama at Birimingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁶Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular (IA) deposition of calcium crystals (chondrocalcinosis), is common in knee OA. While calcium crystals can cause inflammatory arthritis, their contribution to joint inflammation…
Abstract Number: 1043 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparison of Optical and Ultrasound Imaging in Lupus Arthritis
Wei Tang¹, Alessandro Marone², Leila Khalili¹, Xin Wang¹, Shane Murray¹, Sean Inzerillo¹, Moegammad Bardien², Vedant Gaikwad², Stephen Kim², Laura Geraldino-Pardilla¹, Andreas Hielscher² and Anca Askanase³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY, ³Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Almost all patients with SLE experience joint problems and arthritis, 12% suffer permanent joint damage. The wide variability in SLE arthritis and the limitations…

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