Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 1396 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comprehensive Evaluation of the Digital Annular Pulleys: From Ultrasonographical to Anatomical and Histological Evaluation with Special Focus on the Entheses
Luis Coronel¹, Peter Mandl², María Isabel Miguel³, Joan Blasi⁴, Maria Lopez-Lasanta¹, Sara Marsal¹, Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino⁵ and Ingrid Moller⁶, ¹Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ²Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Universitat de Barcelona - Campus Bellvitge, Unitat d’anatomía i embriología humana, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Universitat de Barcelona - Campus Bellvitge, Histologia, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Courbevoie, France, ⁶Instituto Poal de Reumatología, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: The digital annular pulleys (DAP) are anatomical structures of soft connective tissue organized as transverse fibers of variable width, thickness, and configuration that overlay…
Abstract Number: 1872 • ACR Convergence 2023
Performance Analysis of a Deep Learning Algorithm to Detect Positive SIJ MRI According to the ASAS Definition in axSpA Patients
Joeri Nicolaes¹, Evi Tselenti², Theodore Aouad³, Clementina López Medina⁴, Antoine Feydy⁵, Hugues Talbot³, Bengt Hoepken⁶, Natasha De Peyrecave⁷ and Maxime Dougados⁸, ¹KU Leuven, Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), Center for Processing Speech and Images; UCB Pharma, Anderlecht, Belgium, ²Veramed, London, United Kingdom, ³CentraleSupélec, Universite Paris-Saclay, Inria, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital; INSERM (U1153): Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Paris; Rheumatology Department, Reina Sofia Hospital, Cordoba / IMIBIC / University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵INSERM (U1153): Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Paris; Radiology Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶UCB Pharma, Monheim, Germany, ⁷UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁸Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital; INSERM (U1153): Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Paris, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) is an essential tool in the evaluation of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). In-depth knowledge…
Abstract Number: 2153 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effects of One-year Tofacitinib Therapy on Angiogenic Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis
György Kerekes¹, Monika Czókolyová¹, Attila Hamar¹, Anita Pusztai¹, Gábor Tajti¹, Mónika Katkó¹, Edit Végh¹, Zsófia Pethő¹, Nóra Bodnár¹, Ágnes Horváth¹, Boglárka Soós¹, Szilvia Szamosi¹, Zsolt Hascsi¹, Mariann Harangi¹, Katalin Hodosi¹, György Panyi¹, Tamas Seres², Gabriella Szücs¹ and Zoltán Szekanecz¹, ¹University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary, ²University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity, mortality and perpetuated synovial angiogenesis have been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In our study we evaluated angiogenic factors in relation…
Abstract Number: 0388 • ACR Convergence 2023
Left Ventricular Geometry Abnormalities Are Related to Higher Clinical Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Victor Beltran¹, Iris Colunga², Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado², José Ramón Azpiri-López², Jesus Alberto Cardenas-De la Garza³, Rosa Arvizu-Rivera⁴, Valeria Gonzalez-Gonzalez⁵ and Angel Arias Peralta⁶, ¹Rheumatology Service Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", San Nicolas, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio Gonzalez", Escobedo, Mexico, ⁵Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Medicine Faculty, Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) leading cause of death is cardiovascular (CV) disease. RA patients can develop silent myocardial tissue alterations, which result in changes in…
Abstract Number: 1044 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prevalence and Distribution of Sonographic Elementary Lesions in PsA – Results of 2 Cohorts
Ari Polachek¹, Victoria Furer², Sydney Thib³, Liran Mendel², Ori Elkayam² and Lihi Eder⁴, ¹Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Women’s College Research Institute, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can manifest with different musculoskeletal (MSK) features. Ultrasound (US) optimizes the assessment of the different MSK features in PsA. However, there…
Abstract Number: 1456 • ACR Convergence 2023
Systematic Review of Effects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on Brain Structure and Structural Connectivity and Its Relationship with Cognitive Dysfunction Through an Advanced Neuroimaging Lens
Ibrahim Mohamed¹, Tala El Tal², santiago arciniegas³, Stephanie Fevrier⁴, justine ledochowski⁵ and Andrea Knight⁴, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Brampton, ON, Canada, ²Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Department of Psychology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive dysfunction (CD) is highly prevalent in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and advanced structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revealed brain abnormalities in patients…
Abstract Number: 1881 • ACR Convergence 2023
Deep Learning Approaches to Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity Prognosis
Zhong-Yuan Lai¹, Aditya Varna Iyer², Isaac Zachary To¹, Ivano Lodato¹, Simran Hiranandani¹, Tommy LAM³, Ho So⁴ and Lai-Shan Tam⁵, ¹Allos AI, London, United Kingdom, ²Allos AI, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁴Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁵The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, China
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis affecting a large sector of the global population. The disease is associated with…
Abstract Number: 2258 • ACR Convergence 2023
Brain Activity Patterns and Behavioural Performance in SLE Patients During a Spatial Working Memory and Sustained Attention Task
Michelle Barraclough¹, Shane McKie², Alex Kafkas², Ben Parker³, Juan Pablo Diaz Martinez⁴, Andrea Knight⁵, Kathleen Bingham¹, Jiandong Su¹, Mahta Kakvan⁶, Carolina Munoz-Grajales⁷, Carmela Tartaglia⁸, Lesley Ruttan⁹, Joan Wither¹, Dennisse Bonilla¹, Daniela Montaldi², Rebecca Elliott², Patti Katz¹⁰, Dorcas Beaton¹¹, Robin Green⁹, Ian Bruce² and Zahi Touma¹², ¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷UHN/TWH, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹University Health Network, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University of California San Francisco, San Rafael, CA, ¹¹Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment (CI) is a significant problem in SLE but there is a disconnect between objective and subjective CI. This makes it difficult to…
Abstract Number: 0513 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Pregnancy on Sacroiliac Imaging in Women with Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results of the Analysis of the DESIR Cohort
Elodie Portier¹, Maxime Dougados², Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand³ and Anna Molto⁴, ¹Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ²Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital; INSERM (U1153): Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Paris, Paris, France, ³Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ⁴HOPITAL COCHIN AP-HP, Service de Rhumatologie, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is typically characterized by imaging (radiographs or MRI) abnormalities of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ). Also, inflammatory lesions of the SIJ have…
Abstract Number: 1047 • ACR Convergence 2023
Infrared Thermography Imaging Discriminates Between Inflamed and Non-inflamed Joints
Maria I. ("Maio") Danila¹, Giovanna Rosas², Fenglong Xie², Jeffrey R Curtis³, Kiara Aaron², Stephanie Ford² and Laura Hughes⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham; East Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Infrared thermography (IRT) is an emerging technology that has the potential to rapidly assist in identifying joint inflammation in patients with joint symptoms. However,…
Abstract Number: 1564 • ACR Convergence 2023
Common Femoral Vein Wall Thickness Measurement as a Diagnostic Test in Suspected Behçet’s Disease
fatma Alibaz-Öner¹, Rabia Ergelen², Seda Kutluğ Ağaçkıran³, Fatma Temiz⁴, Tulin Ergun⁵ and Haner Direskeneli⁶, ¹Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Marmara University, School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Medical School, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of Behçet's disease (BD) is mainly based on multi-systemic clinical manifestations after ruling out other potential causes. There is no specific diagnostic…
Abstract Number: 1885 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Frequency and Importance of Subchondral Radius Cysts in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Under B/tsDMARDs
Umut Kalyoncu¹ and Gizem Ayan², ¹Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ²Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The presence of subchondral cysts in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has long been recognised. The concept of geodes used in geology would be…
Abstract Number: 2260 • ACR Convergence 2023
Right Insular Cortex-Thalamic Functional Connectivity as a Potential Marker for Fatigue in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Yuichiro fujieda¹, Kodai Sakiyama¹, Nobuya Abe¹, Ryo Hisada¹, Michihito Kono¹, Masaru Kato¹, Olga Amengual², Khin Khin Tha³, Hisashi Shirakawa⁴ and Tatsuya Atsuma⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ²Hokkaido University, Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, ³Global Center for Biomedical Science and Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan, ⁴Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan, ⁵Hokkaido University, Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Sapporo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a common symptom in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) has…
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: 1014 • ACR Convergence 2022
Is Radiographic Axial Involvement Associated with Syndesmophyte Development After 2 Years in PsA Patients?
Manouk de Hooge¹, Alla Alexeevna Ishchenko², Serge Steinfeld³, Adrien NZEUSSEU TOUKAP⁴, Dirk Elewaut⁵, Rik Lories⁶, Filip Van den bosch⁷ and Kurt de Vlam⁸, ¹Ghent University Hospital, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, ²University Hospitals Leuven, Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium, ³Clinique Saint-Jean, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium, VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent University, Heusden, Belgium, ⁶KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Ghent University and VIB Centre for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium, ⁸University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: There is an ongoing debate on axial involvement in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This study, using clinical and radiographical definitions of axial involvement, investigated the…

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