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  • 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…
  • Abstract Number: 1193 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Instruction in US and Canadian Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Programs

    Clara Lin1, Edward Oberle2, Megan Curran3, Johannes Roth4, Patricia Vega-Fernandez5, Deidre DeRanieri6, Tracy Ting5, Heather Benham7, Lorena Salto8 and Karina Torralba9, 1Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, 2Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 3University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, 4University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 5Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 6Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, 7Scottish RIte Hospital, North Richland Hills, TX, 8Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, 9Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University Healthcare, Loma Linda, CA

    Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has value in the evaluation of both pediatric and adult rheumatic diseases. It is taught by at least 94% of adult…
  • Abstract Number: 0159 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Structural Damage in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Is There a Preferred Way to Assess Progression over Time?

    Xenofon Baraliakos1, Valeria Rios Rodriguez2, Murat Torgutalp2, Anil Dilbaryan2, Hildrun Haibel3, Maryna Verba4, Joachim Sieper3, Jürgen Braun1, Martin Rudwaleit5 and Denis Poddubnyy6, 1Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, 2Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 3Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 4Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Berlin, Germany, 5University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, 6Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

    Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of the modified Stokes Ankylosing Spondylitis Scoring System (mSASSS) in assessing spinal radiographic damage…
  • Abstract Number: 0391 • ACR Convergence 2021

    High Frequency Ultrasound Imaging of Skin Thickness in Patients with Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: An Objective Outcome Measure to Track Change over Time

    Elizabeth Marjanovic1, Calvin Heal1, Tonia Moore1, Joanne Manning2, Sarah Wilkinson1, Graham Dinsdale2, Mark Dickinson1, Jack Wilkinson1, Ariane Herrick3 and Andrea Murray1, 1University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: There are currently no validated objective measures of systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related skin thickening and this hampers clinical trials of potential new treatments. The modified…
  • Abstract Number: 1210 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Frequency of Anterior Atlanto-Axial Subluxation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Joan Manuel Dapeña1, Eliana Serrano1, Silvana Perez1, Juan Manuel Bande1, Belen Barrios1, María Alejandra Medina1, Diana Klajn1, Jose Caracciolo1, Mariana Benegas2, Analía Dellepiane3, Julieta Silvana Morbiducci4, Maria Cecilia Castro4, Anastasia Secco4, Julia Sosa5, María Paula Kohan6, María Noelia Bersano7, Yamila Chichotky8, José Luis Velasco Zamora9, Víctor Leonardo Yohena10, Laura Rocca10, analia alvarez11, Karin Ingrid Kirmayr12, Galo Saltos Farinango13, Oscar Rillo14, María de los Ángeles Correa15, Analía Verónica Bohr16, Adriana Pérez Dávila17, Nicolas Perez18 and Silvia Papasidero1, 1Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Enrique Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2Sanatorio Dr. Julio Méndez, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3Centro de Especialidades Médicas Caseros, Casilda, Santa Fé, Casilda, Santa Fé, Argentina, 4Hospital General de Agudos Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5Hospital Municipal Dr. Raúl F. Larcade, San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 6Hospital Municipal Dr. Raúl F. Larcade, San Miguel, Pilar, Argentina, 7Hospital Provincial de Rosario, Santa Fé, Argentina, 8Reumatología al Sur, Berazategui, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 9Reumatología al Sur, Berazategui, Berazategui, Argentina, 10Hospital General de Agudos Dr. José Penna, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11Hospital General de Agudos Dr. José Penna, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 12Sanatorio San Carlos, Bariloche, Argentina, 13Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Ignacio Pirovano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14Hospital I. Pirovano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16Hospital de Rehabilitación M. Rocca, Ciudad autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17Hospital de Rehabilitación M. Rocca, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Background/Purpose: According to some series, cervical spine is the second most affected region in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Cervical involvement was reported in 80% of RA…
  • Abstract Number: 0403 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Comparison of Immediate Post-Operative and Long-Term Outcomes in Aortitis and Non-Inflammatory Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Undergoing Open Surgical Repair

    Adam Mayer1, Alexandra Sperry2, Laarni Quimson3 and Rennie Rhee4, 1University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program, Philadelphia, PA, 2Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3Division of Rheumatology at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 4University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Around 2-12% of patients who undergo open thoracic aortic aneurysm repair are incidentally found to have aortitis on pathology.  There is no standardized approach…
  • Abstract Number: 1049 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Effects of Nintedanib in Patients with Progressive Fibrosing Autoimmune Disease-related Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs) in the INBUILD Trial: Subgroups by HRCT Pattern

    Paul Dellaripa1, Martin Aringer2, Anna Maria Hoffmann-Vold3, Clive Kelly4, Shikha Mittoo5, Alexandra James6, Klaus Rohr6, Susanne Stowasser6 and Yoshikazu Inoue7, 1Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Boston, MA, 2Rheumatology, Medicine III, University Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, Dresden, Germany, 3Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, 4Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 5University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, 7Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Sakai City, Osaka, Japan, Sakai City, Osaka, Japan

    Background/Purpose: In the INBUILD trial, nintedanib reduced the rate of decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) over 52 weeks compared with placebo in patients with…
  • Abstract Number: 1536 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Ultrasound as an Imaging Biomarker of Early Response to Tocilizumab and Methotrexate in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis, TOVERA – a Longitudinal Study

    Maria S. Stoenoiu1, Mihaela Maruseac2, Mouna Messaoudi2, Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap3 and Esperanza Naredo4, 11Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 2Institut de recherche expérimentale et cliniques (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, 21Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, 31Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, 2Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, 4Department of Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Background/Purpose: The combination of methotrexate (MTX) and tocilizumab (TCZ) has been proven to be superior to MTX alone in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA)1 and was…
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