Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 0707 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comprehensive Skin Assessment in Systemic Sclerosis Using Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI)
Hung Vo¹, Aarohi Mehendale², Mahendra Chaudhari³, Fatima El adili³, Jeffrey Browning⁴, Michael York⁵, Marcin Trojanowski⁶, Eugene Kissin⁷, Darren Roblyer² and Andreea Bujor⁵, ¹Boston Medical Center, Peabody, MA, ²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, ³Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷Boston University, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: The modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) is the gold standard for scleroderma (SSc) skin assessment, yet it suffers from subjectivity and interrater variability. Spatial…
Abstract Number: 1190 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cross-sectional Associations Among Sonographic and Radiographic Features and Symptoms Scores in a Population-Based Cohort
Katherine Yates¹, Carolina Alvarez², Sahar Sawani³, Liubov Arbeeva⁴, Todd Schwartz⁵, Serena Savage-Guin⁶, Jordan Renner⁷, Catherine Bakewell⁸, Minna Kohler⁹, Janice Lin¹⁰, Jonathan Samuels¹¹ and Amanda Nelson³, ¹University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ³University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, NC, ⁵University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁶Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill,, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁸Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ¹¹NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) allows for visualization of features of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) including osteophytes, meniscal extrusion, synovitis, and cartilage damage. The current analysis aimed to…
Abstract Number: 1617 • ACR Convergence 2024
Persistence of Imaging Abnormality in Patients with Large Vessel Vasculitis Despite Clinical Remission
Luigi Boiardi¹, Pierluigi Macchioni¹, Francesco Muratore², Chiara Marvisi¹, Caterina Ricordi¹, Annibale Versari¹, Giulia Besutti¹, Lucia Spaggiari¹, Stefania Croci¹ and Carlo Salvarani¹, ¹Azienda Sanitaria Locale, IRCSS, Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ²Unit of Rheumatology, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Aim of our study was to evaluate the persistence of imaging abnormalities in patients with Takayasu (TAK) and large vessel giant cell arteritis (LV-GCA)…
Abstract Number: 1967 • ACR Convergence 2024
Advanced Imaging in the Evaluation of Lupus Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Wei Tang¹, Leila Khalili², Robert Clancy², Laura Geraldino³, Yevgeniya Gartshteyn⁴, Kathleen Alvarez², Mandana Nikpour⁵ and Anca Askanase², ¹Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁴Columbia University Irving School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵The University of Sydney, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: Joint involvement (swelling, tenderness, deformity and incapacitating inflammatory arthritis) are present in 95% of SLE patients; 70-80% of lupus patients in clinical trials have…
Abstract Number: 2459 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Nailfold Capillaroscopy as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Systemic Sclerosis
Carlos Valera-Ribera¹, Javier Narvaez-García², Joaquín Lacasa-Molina³, Laura Perea-Galera⁴, Alida Taberner-Cortés³, Paula Andrea Mencio-Viana³, Patricia Leon-Torralba³, Adrián Mayo-Juanatey³, Pablo Andújar-Brazal³, Ignacio Vázquez Gómez⁵, Desamparados Ybáñez-García³, Àngels Martínez-Ferrer⁶, Elia Valls-Pascual⁷, Montserrat Robustillo Villarino⁸ and JUAN JOSE ALEGRE SANCHO³, ¹Hospital Doctor Peset, Valéncia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, ⁵H. U. Dr. Peset, Valencia, ⁶Hospital Universitario Dr Peset Valéncia, Valéncia, Spain, ⁷Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario La Plana, Villarreal, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality. Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) is a widely used method for its diagnosis. Our objective…
Abstract Number: 0225 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prediction of Response to Therapies and Flares Based on Ultrasound Findings at Baseline in Psoriatic Arthritis: An Analysis on a Joint Level
Ummugulsum Gazel¹, Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz², Ricardo Sabido-Sauri¹, Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis³, Sylvia Sangwa⁴, Elliot Hepworth¹ and Sibel Aydin⁵, ¹University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, ⁵University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: It is not clear how to interpret when the ultrasound and physical examination do not agree on a joint level. In this study, we…
Abstract Number: 0742 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of FDG-PET to Monitor Disease Activity in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis on Tocilizumab
Kaitlin Quinn¹, mark ahlman² and Peter Grayson³, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²Radiology and Imaging, Medical College of Georgia, augusta, GA, ³National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD
Background/Purpose: The optimal way to monitor disease activity in patients with GCA on tocilizumab remains uncertain. Acute phase reactants are not a reliable indicator of…
Abstract Number: 1236 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel Role for Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Distinctive Scleroderma Facial Features
yossra suliman¹ and daniel Furst², ¹Assiut university hospital, assiut, Egypt, ²Pacific Arthritis Center, Inglewood
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) is a rare autoimmune fibrosing disease with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Scleroderma is usually diagnosed by rheumatologists and/or dermatologists. However,…
Abstract Number: 1620 • ACR Convergence 2024
Unveiling of a New Molecular Imaging Biomarker? Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 and [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 PET/CT in Detecting Giant Cell Arteritis Relapse
Simon Petzinna¹, Jim Küppers², Benedikt Schemmer², Anna Kernder³, Claus Juergen Bauer¹, Pantelis Karakostas¹, Denada Bruci³, Adina Morar³, Anja Winklbauer², Markus Essler² and Valentin S. Schäfer², ¹Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, ²University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ³University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) is a transmembrane adhesion molecule with oxidative deamination functionality, which is expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells.…
Abstract Number: 1968 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development and Validation of an Arthritis-Detection Algorithm Using Thermal Imaging in Adults and Children
Thomason Jenna¹, Sullivan Erin², Rajdeep Pooni³, Liau Adriel⁴, Sadie Van den Bogaerde⁵, Audrey Luey⁶, Iris Hamilton⁷, Sriya Paluvayi⁶, Megan Tran¹, Janeth Robles-Navarro¹, Ian Muse⁸, Ava Klein⁴, Tzielan Lee⁹, Grant Hughes⁵, Alison Bays⁵, Elizabeth Ferucci¹⁰, Debosmita Biswas¹¹, Savannah Patridge¹¹ and Yongdong (Dan) Zhao¹², ¹University of Washington, Division of Rheumatology, Seattle, WA, ²Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Analytics in Research (BEAR) Core, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Seattle Children’s Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, ⁵University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶Seattle Children’s Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, ⁸Seattle Children's Research institute, Seattle, WA, ⁹Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ¹⁰Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, ¹¹University of Washington, Department of Radiology, Seattle, WA, ¹²University of Washington, Redmond, WA
Background/Purpose: The Thermal imaging-based Temperature After Within-limb Calibration (TAWiC) algorithm for the detection of arthritis in the knees has been validated in children by our…
Abstract Number: 2463 • ACR Convergence 2024
Interstitial Lung Disease in Very Early Systemic Sclerosis – a Clinical and Radiological Characterization
Sinziana Muraru¹, Christian Blüthgen², Cosimo Bruni¹, Carina Mihai¹, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold³, Muriel Elhai⁴, Mike Becker⁵, Thomas Frauenfelder⁶, Oliver Distler⁷ and Rucsandra Dobrota¹, ¹University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁴University Hospital zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁵Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁶University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) occurs in about 50% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence…
Abstract Number: 0226 • ACR Convergence 2024
Global Ultrasound Scoring Systems for Assessing Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Peter Mandl¹, Clara Watschinger¹, Enrico De Lorenzis², Brigitte Wildner³, Lene Terslev⁴, Irina Gessl¹, Helen Keen⁵, Carlos Pineda⁶ and Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino⁷, and OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, vienna, Austria, ²Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, ³Central Library, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵University of Western Australia, Daglish, Western Australia, Australia, ⁶Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is widely regarded as a valuable tool for assessing the full extent of synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In…
Abstract Number: 0743 • ACR Convergence 2024
Higher Baseline FDG Musculoskeletal Uptake at PET/CT Is Associated with a Higher Remission Rate in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective 3-year Observational Study
Elvis Hysa¹, Dario Camellino², Cristina Bernini³, Paolo Vittoriano Clini⁴, Matteo Bauckneht⁵, silvia Morbelli⁶, Gianmario Sambuceti⁵, Emanuele Gotelli⁷, Alberto Sulli⁸, Maurizio Cutolo⁷ and Marco Amedeo Cimmino¹, ¹Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, Local Health Trust 3, Genoa, Italy, ³Emergency Medicine Department, San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy,, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, ⁵Nuclear Medicine Unit and Department of Health Sciences, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁶University of Torino, Torino, Italy, ⁷Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genova, Italy, ⁸Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy., Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are related inflammatory diseases characterized by increased musculoskeletal and vascular uptakes of 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) at positron…
Abstract Number: 1356 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Vascular Inflammation and Kidney Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Secondary Analysis of TARGET Trial
Sho Fukui¹, Ahmed Tawakol², Wolfgang Winkelmayer³, Leah Santacroce⁴, Jon Giles⁵, Katherine Liao⁴, Joan Bathon⁶ and Daniel Solomon⁷, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Columbia University, NEW YORK, NY, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Kidney dysfunction is a common complication in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). More severe disease activity is associated with a larger decline in the…
Abstract Number: 1627 • ACR Convergence 2024
Real-World Data on Imaging Tests, Specifically Temporal Artery Ultrasound, in Giant Cell Arteritis in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Nobuhiro Oda¹, Sho Fukui², Toshihiro Yamaguchi³, Fumika Nagase⁴, Takanori Ito⁵, Mitsuru Watanabe⁵, Yoichiro Haji⁴, Yasuhiro Suyama⁶, Atsushi Nomura⁷, Eishi Uechi⁸, Masei Suda³, Naoho Takizawa⁴, Ryo Rokutanda⁹ and Hiromichi Tamaki¹⁰, ¹Kameda medical center, Department of Rheumatology, Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Japan, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ³Suwa Central Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Nagano, Japan, ⁴Chubu Rosai Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Aichi, Japan, ⁵Daido Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Aichi, Japan, ⁶NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Ushiku Aiwa General Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Ibaraki, Japan, ⁸Yuai Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Okinawa, Japan, ⁹Kameda medical center, Department of Rheumatology, Chiba, Japan, ¹⁰St. Luke’s International Hospital, Immuno-Rheumatology Center, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: In the 2022 ACR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis (GCA), temporal artery ultrasound (TAU) is granted the same diagnostic value as temporal artery…

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