Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

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: 0152 • ACR Convergence 2021
Deep Learning-Derived Chest Radiograph Scores in COVID-19 in Rheumatic Disease Patients versus General Population Comparators
Naomi Patel¹, Kristin D'Silva¹, Matthew Li¹, Tiffany Hsu², Michael Di Iorio³, Xiaoqing Fu¹, Claire Cook⁴, Lauren Prisco⁵, Lily Martin⁶, Kathleen Vanni⁶, Alessandra Zaccardelli⁶, Yuqing Zhang⁷, Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer¹, Jeffrey Sparks⁶ and Zachary Wallace⁸, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Jamaica Plain, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Pound Ridge, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases and COVID-19 may have higher risk of mechanical ventilation than those without rheumatic diseases. We compared COVID-19 lung disease between…
Abstract Number: 0181 • ACR Convergence 2021
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Are There Differences Based on Autoantibody Status?
Caitrin Coffey¹, Gavin McKenzie¹, Nicholas Rhodes¹, Cassondra Hulshizer¹, Cynthia Crowson², John Davis¹ and Kerry Wright¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used as an adjunct to the physical examination in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Characteristic differences in MRI findings…
Abstract Number: 1170 • ACR Convergence 2021
Establishment and Validation of a Didactic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course for Dermatologists Using an Innovative Handheld Ultrasound System
Jakub Grobelski¹, Florian Recker², Pantelis Karakostas¹, Dagmar Wilsmann-Theis³, Wolfgang Hartung⁴, Peter Brossart⁵ and Valentin Schäfer¹, ¹Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Oncology, Haematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ²Centre for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ³Department for Dermatology and Allery, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic, Bad Abbach, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine III, Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Background/Purpose: In the early detection of arthritis, such as psoriatic arthritis, ultrasound (US) of painful joints plays an important role in diagnosis. Pathological findings can…
Abstract Number: 0153 • ACR Convergence 2021
Echogenic and Hypervascular Synovium Detected on Ultrasound Are Predictive of a Favorable Response After Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Robert Dima¹, Trevor Birmingham², Ryan Pinto³, Holly Philpott¹, McKenzie Carter¹ and Tom Appleton², ¹Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Western University, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular corticosteroids (IACS) are commonly used for symptom management in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients, despite the fact that many patients do not respond to…
Abstract Number: 0213 • ACR Convergence 2021
Quantitative Assessment of Volumetric Change in Hip Effusion Using Artificial Intelligence in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Hip
Jacob Jaremko¹, Banafshe Felfeliyan², Abhilash Hareendranathan¹, Bashiar Thejeel¹, Vanessa Quinn-Laurin¹, Mikkel Ostergaard³, Philip Conaghan⁴, Robert Lambert¹, Janet Ronsky² and Walter Maksymowych¹, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Accurate quantification of hip effusion volume may aid effective OA management as synovitis of the hip has been associated with pain and structural damage…
Abstract Number: 1174 • ACR Convergence 2021
Teaching and Reproducibility of a Pediatric Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Scoring System
Ysabella Esteban¹, Jackeline Rodriguez-Smith², Marie Tominna², Arthur Meyers², Michael Henrickson², Amy Cassedy², Tracy Ting² and Patricia Vega-Fernandez², ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Localized musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) examination is used in adult rheumatology clinics and has been shown to be a valid and feasible method for assessing…
Abstract Number: 0154 • ACR Convergence 2021
Utilization of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from a Population-based Cohort (1999-2014)
Caitrin Coffey¹, Cynthia Crowson², Cassondra Hulshizer¹, Gavin McKenzie¹, Nicholas Rhodes¹, John Davis¹ and Kerry Wright¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis and treatment initiation improve outcomes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Delays to diagnosis and treatment affect patients with seronegative vs seropositive…
Abstract Number: 0219 • ACR Convergence 2021
Intra-Articular Mineralization on Knee CT and Risk of Cartilage Loss: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Jean Liew¹, John Lynch², Ali Guermazi¹, Mohamed Jarraya³, David Felson¹, Na Wang¹, Cora Lewis⁴, James Torner⁵, Michael Nevitt⁶ and Tuhina Neogi⁷, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁶University of California San Francisco, Orinda, CA, ⁷Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular (IA) mineralization due to crystal deposition may contribute to OA pathology through inflammation, release of pro-catabolic factors, or altered cartilage biomechanical properties. Prior…

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