Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 0767 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparing Large Vessel Uptake of 68Ga-HA-DOTATATE to 18F-FDG Using PET/CT Imaging in Patients with Active Giant Cell Arteritis
Alison Clifford¹, Jonathan Abele¹, Ryan Hung¹, Paolo Raggi¹, Frank Wuest¹, Jan Andersson¹, Elaine Yacyshyn², Eric Lenza¹, Glen Jickling¹ and Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert¹, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) is the current standard among radiotracers for PET/CT imaging of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in giant cell arteritis (GCA), but its performance…
Abstract Number: 1434 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence of Liver Steatosis in Axial Spondyloarthritis : A Retrospective Study Using Computed Tomography Liver Minus Spleen Attenuation Ratio
Léa Da silva¹, olivier Fakih¹, mickael chouk¹, delphine weil-verhoeven², DANIEL WENDLING³, CLEMENT PRATI⁴ and FRANK VERHOEVEN¹, ¹Service de rhumatologie, CHU de Besancon, Besançon, France, ²Service d'hépatologie, CHU de Besancon, Besançon, France, ³University Hospital, Besançon, France, ⁴Service de Rhumatologie, centre hospitalier régional universitaire Jean-Minjoz, Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
Background/Purpose: The management of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) comorbidities includes the metabolic syndrome (2). The latter includes steatotic liver disease (SLD) (3), which is present in…
Abstract Number: 1630 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disease Manifestations, Diagnostic Findings, and Mortality of 120 Consecutive Patients Suspected of Giant Cell Arteritis – Results from a Hospital GCA Fast-Track Clinic
Uffe Moller Dohn¹, Tanja Fromberg Gorlen², Rikke Westergaard¹, Viktoria Fana¹, Torsten Møller¹ and Lene Terslev³, ¹Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark, ³Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessel vasculitis affecting the large vessels from aorta, its proximal branches, and the extra-cranial arteries. To avoid ischemic…
Abstract Number: 1973 • ACR Convergence 2024
Radioisotopic Synoviorthesis: Factors Associated with Good Response Evaluated by Ultrasound
Camille Bourgeois¹, Patricio Cardoso-Peñafiel², Beatriz Villapún Burgoa³, Rebeca Perez Pascual³, Juan Carlos Nieto Gonzalez¹, José María Álvaro-Gracia⁴, Enrique Calvo-Aranda² and Juan Molina-Collada³, ¹Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Radioisotopic synoviorthesis (RS) is an intra-articular local therapy that uses radioisotopes for the treatment of chronic recurrent synovitis with inadequate response to conventional therapy.…
Abstract Number: 2586 • ACR Convergence 2024
Results from the Biopsy Driven Ebio Study: Entheseal Tissue Signature in Response to IL-17 Blockade in Psoriatic Arthritis
Maria Gabriella Raimondo¹, Hashem Mohammadian², Stefano Alivernini³, Simon Rauber¹, Filippo Fagni⁴, Giulia Corte⁵, Koray Tascilar², Maria Antonietta D´Agostino⁶, Georg Schett⁷, Arnd Kleyer⁸ and Andreas Ramming¹, ¹Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology & Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ³Division of Rheumatology - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁶Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, ⁷Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Charité - Universittsmedizin Berlin, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is considered to be an early event in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) course, representing a hallmark feature of the disease. So far, most of…
Abstract Number: 0230 • ACR Convergence 2024
Spine and Sacroiliac Joint Involvement in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Clinical and MRI Findings from a Population-Based Cohort Study
Nora Vladimirova¹, Jakob Møller², Mohamed Attauabi², Gorm Madsen³, Lene Terslev⁴, Charlotte Wiell⁵, Viktoria Fana⁶, Sanja Bay Hansen³, Hartwig Siebner³, Jakob Seidelin², Flemming Bentsen³, Kasper Gosvig⁷, Johan Burisch³ and Mikkel Ostergaard⁸, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Righospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, copenhagen, Denmark, ³Hvidovre Hospital, copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁷Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev-Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark, ⁸Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Center for Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), coexistence of spondyloarthritis (SpA), the most common extraintestinal manifestation, is associated with poor outcomes and impaired quality…
Abstract Number: 0817 • ACR Convergence 2024
2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Nonbacterial Osteitis (CNO) in Adults
Elizabeth Winter, Olaf Dekkers and Anne Leerling, and the Expert Consensus Panel for Chronic Nonbacterial Osteitis (CNO) in Adults, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Adults with sterile bone inflammation are variably labelled as Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis, Osteitis (SAPHO)-syndrome, chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO), pustulotic…
Abstract Number: 1438 • ACR Convergence 2024
Performance of Combined MRI SI Joint Active and Structural Lesions in Diagnosing Axial SpA: A Prospective Cohort Study
Liese de Bruin¹, Mary Lucy Marques², Miranda van Lunteren³, Manouk de hOoge⁴, Sofia Exarchou⁵, Karen Minde Fagerli⁶, Roberta Ramonda⁷, Robert Landewé⁸, Floris van Gaalen⁹, Desiree van der Heijde¹⁰ and Sofia Ramiro¹¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Coimbra, Zuid-Holland, Portugal, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ⁴Dept. of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵Lund University, Åkarp, Sweden, ⁶Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Italy, Padova, Italy, ⁸Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ⁹LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ¹¹Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Definitions for active and structural lesions on MRI of the SI joints (MRI-SIJ) typical of axial SpA (axSpA), proposed by de Hooge and the…
Abstract Number: 1635 • ACR Convergence 2024
Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Therapy Monitoring in Giant Cell Arteritis – Impact on Disease Management
Matthias Froehlich¹, Michael Gernert², Marc Schmalzing³, Patrick-Pascal Strunz⁴, Hanna Labinsky⁵, Thorsten A. Bley⁶ and Konstanze V. Guggenberger⁶, ¹Uniklinikum Wuerzburg, Medizinische Klinik II, Wuerzburg, Germany, ²Medicine II, Division Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, ³University Hospital Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁴University hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁵University Hospital Würzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁶University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are a cornerstone for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). In the further course of…
Abstract Number: 1975 • ACR Convergence 2024
Accurate Detection of Arthritis Using Hand-held Thermal Imaging and Machine Learning
shaye Kivity¹, Nadav Sheffer², Keren Netzer³, Lior Luria³, Yael Pri-Paz Basson⁴, Oshrat Tayer-Shifman⁵, Rotem Sivan-Hoffman⁶, Rami ghanayem⁶ and Oshrit Hoffer⁷, ¹Meir medical center, CFAR SABA, Israel, ²School of Medical Engineering, Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ³Rheumatology Unit, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel, ⁴meir hospital, zur moshe, Israel, ⁵Meir Medical Center, Ra'anana, Israel, ⁶Radiology Department, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel, ⁷School of Electrical Engineering, Afeka, Tel Aviv Academic Collage of Engineering, Kfar saba, Israel
Background/Purpose: Rapid and accurate detection of arthritis is crucial for initiating timely treatment and preventing long-term joint damage. Imaging techniques such as Ultra sound and…
Abstract Number: 2638 • ACR Convergence 2024
Defining Sonographic Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis: Developing a Data- and Expert-driven Diagnostic Criteria for Inflammatory Enthesitis at the Single Enthesis Level
Andre Lucas Ribeiro¹, Sibel Aydin², Gurjit Kaeley³, Fahmeen Afgani⁴, Catherine Bakewell⁵, Marcos Rosemffet⁶, Minna Kohler⁷, Amir Haddad⁸, Maria S. Stoenoiu⁹, Ari Polachek¹⁰, josefina marin¹¹, Arnon Katz¹² and Lihi Eder¹³, ¹Women's College Hospital & University of Toronto, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ²University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ⁴Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada, ⁵Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Capital Federal, Argentina, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Carmel Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel, ⁹Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ¹⁰Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Petah-Tikva, Israel, ¹¹Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, buenos aires, Argentina, ¹²GRAPPA - Patient Research Partner, Haifa, Israel, ¹³University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital and Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Clinical enthesitis occurs in 30-40% of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients, but its clinical diagnosis is challenging due to similarities to non-specific entheseal pain. Despite…
Abstract Number: 0235 • ACR Convergence 2024
Spine Structural Lesions in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Comparison Between Radiographic (RASSS) and Opportunistic Thoraco-abdomino-pelvic CT Assessment
Caroline Morizot¹, Inès Favre-Felix², Andréa Mennini³, Elodie Bauer³, Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere⁴ and Damien Loeuille⁵, ¹Nancy University hospital, Nancy, France, ²Nancy university, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France, ³CHRU Nancy, Nancy, France, ⁴Nancy University Hospital, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Lorraine, France, ⁵Phd, Nancy Vandoeuvre, Lorraine, France
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and severity of spinal structural lesions on radiograph versus opportunistic thoraco-abdomino-pelvic CT (TAP CT)…
Abstract Number: 0849 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effectiveness of Tocilizumab in Aortitis and Aneurysms Associated with Giant Cell Arteritis. Multicenter Open-label Study
Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez¹, Javier Loricera², Carmen Secada Gómez³, Iñigo Hernández-Rodríguez⁴, Susana Romero Yuste⁵, Eugenio De Miguel⁶, Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa⁷, ivan Ferraz-Amaro⁸, Julio Sánchez-Martín⁹, Patricia Moya Albarado¹⁰, Cristina Campos Fernández¹¹, Fernando Lopez-Gutierrez¹², Santos Castañeda¹³ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso¹⁴, and the Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis Spanish Collaborative Group, ¹Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Renedo de Piélagos, Cantabria, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Complex of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁷BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BILBAO, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital de San Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ¹¹Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) was initially described involving mainly the extracranial branches of the carotid arteries. However, GCA also may involve the aorta (GCA-aortitis)…
Abstract Number: 1441 • ACR Convergence 2024
Factors Associated with the Evolution of Degenerative Spinal Lesions in Axial Spondyloarthritis: 10-Year Follow-up of the DESIR Cohort
Laura Pina Vegas¹, Sofia Ramiro², Miranda van Lunteren³, Damien Loeuille⁴, Esther Newsum⁵, Caroline Morizot⁶, Floris van Gaalen⁷, Alain SARAUX⁸, Pascal Claudepierre⁹, Antoine Feydy¹⁰, Desiree van der Heijde¹¹ and Monique Reijnierse¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ⁴Phd, Nancy Vandoeuvre, Lorraine, France, ⁵Nij Smellinghe, Drachten, Netherlands, ⁶Nancy University hospital, Nancy, France, ⁷LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ⁸CHU Brest, Brest, France, ⁹CHU Henri Mondor, AP-HP/EpiDermE, UPEC, Créteil, France, ¹⁰CHU Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Radiographs and MRI are both used to diagnose axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) but they also provide information about morphological and even biomechanical changes in the…
Abstract Number: 1641 • ACR Convergence 2024
Orbital MRI as a Promising Approach for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis in Case of Anterior Ischemic Optical Neuropathy or Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Guillaume BRENAC¹, Angélique BERNARD¹, Hélène GREIGERT¹, Brivael LEMOGNE², Andre Ramon³, Sylvain AUDIA¹, Vanessa LEGUY-SEGUIN¹, Jérôme RAZANAMAHERY¹, Louis ARNOULD¹, Catherine CREUZOT-GARCHER¹, Bernard Bonnotte⁴ and Maxime SAMSON¹, ¹Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ²Dijon University Hopital, Dijon, France, ³Dijon University Hospital, Besançon, France, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France., Dijon, France
Background/Purpose: Vision loss associated with acute anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) or central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) can reveal giant cell arteritis (GCA). In this…

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