Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 1503 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ultra High‐resolution Ultrasound (UHFUS) of Labial Salivary Glands Might Help to Avoid Unnecessary Lip Biopsy in Patients with Sicca Syndrome
Chiara Baldini¹, Francesco Ferro¹, Rossana Izzetti², Saverio Vitali³, Giacomo Aringhieri³, Silvia Fonzetti⁴, Marta Mosca¹, Valentina Donati⁵, Stefano Bombardieri¹ and Davide Caramella³, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²Department of Surgical Pathology, Medicine, Molecular and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Pisa, ³Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Translational Research and of New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Pisa, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, ⁵Pathology Unit, AOUP, Pisa
Background/Purpose: Major salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) has an established role as a first-line imaging tool in the diagnosis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). Nowadays, however,…
Abstract Number: 1557 • ACR Convergence 2020
Lymphatics as a Biomarker of Joint Physiology: Near-Infrared Imaging of Indocyanine Green Identifies Novel Routes of Lymphatic Drainage from Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Healthy Human Hands
H. Mark Kenney¹, Gregory Dieudonne¹, Ronald Wood¹, Edward Schwarz¹, Christopher Ritchlin² and Homaira Rahimi³, ¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, ²Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: In our previous work, we discovered that patients with active hand RA have reduced lymphatic drainage of indocyanine green (ICG) from the web spaces…
Abstract Number: 0128 • ACR Convergence 2020
Short-Term Monitoring of Denosumab Effect in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Aromatase Inhibitors Using Radiofrequency Echographic Multi-Spectrometry (REMS) Technology on Femoral Neck
Rosachiara Forcignanò¹, Fiorella Anna Lombardi², Mariangela Ciccarese³, Eugenio Quarta⁴, Antonella Grimaldi⁵, Laura Quarta⁵, Delia Ciardo², Ernesto Casciaro², Paola Pisani², Francesco Conversano², Maurizio Muratore⁵ and Sergio Casciaro², ¹O.U. of Oncology, “Sacro Cuore di Gesù” Hospital, Gallipoli, Lecce, Italy, Gallipoli, Italy, ²National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy, Lecce, Italy, ³O.U. of Oncology, “Vito Fazzi” Hospital, ASL-LE, Lecce, Italy, Lecce, Italy, ⁴O.U. of Rheumatology, "Galateo" Hospital, ASL-LE, San Cesario di Lecce, Lecce, Italy, San Cesario di Lecce, Italy, ⁵O.U. of Rheumatology, “Galateo” Hospital, San Cesario di Lecce ASL-LE, Lecce, Italy, San Cesario di Lecce, Italy
Background/Purpose: The aim of the study was to carry out a short-term monitoring of the effect of aromatase inhibitors (AI) and Denosumab on bone health…
Abstract Number: 0759 • ACR Convergence 2020
Presence of Ultrasound Imaging Biomarkers Are Good Predictors of Arthritis Development in a Population at Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yogan Kisten¹, Alexandra Circiumaru¹, Malena Loberg-Haarhaus², Nancy Vivar², Aleksandra Antovic³, Hamed Rezaei², Erik Af Klint¹, Aase Hensvold¹ and Anca Catrina¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ²Rheumatology clinic, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ³Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Health Region, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) imaging biomarkers in the context of Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibody (ACPA) autoimmunity might play an important role in the very early detection of…
Abstract Number: 1533 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ultrasound Joint Inflammation but Not Disease Activity Score at 28 Joints Is Reflective of the Severity of Joint Damage in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
York Kiat Tan¹, HuiHua Li², John Allen Jr³ and Julian Thumboo¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ²Health Services Research Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ³Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: With increased use of musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) among rheumatologists, it will be necessary to understand what additional clinical information may be derived from US…
Abstract Number: 1558 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cinematic Rendering Enables Depiction of Bone Anabolic Effects in Patients Treated with Baricitinib
Sara Bayat¹, David Simon², Louis Schuster², Georg Schett³ and Arnd Kleyer², ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ³Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen- Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Preclinical studies show that tsDMARDs such as baricitinib may be a therapeutic agent for bone anabolic effects by increasing osteoblast function in inflammatory conditions.[1]…
Abstract Number: 0316 • ACR Convergence 2020
High-sensitivity 18F-FDG PET/CT: A Diagnostic Tool for Psoriatic Arthritis
Siba Raychaudhuri¹, Yasser Abdelhafez², Soumajyoti Sarkar³, Smriti Raychaudhuri⁴ and Abhijit Chaudhari², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Clinical Immunology, University of California School of Medicine, Davis, and VA Medical Center Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, ²University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, ³University of California, Davis, Davis, ⁴VA Sacramento Medical Center, Davis, CA
Background/Purpose: To validate high-sensitivity PET/CT as a diagnostic test we have explored the association of total-body and extremity PET/CT measures with the standardized psoriatic arthritis…
Abstract Number: 0882 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy and Safety of Secukinumab in Patients with Spondyloarthritis and Enthesitis at the Achilles Tendon: 52-weeks Results from a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Phase 3b Trial
Frank Behrens¹, Philipp Sewerin², Eugenio De Miguel³, Yusuf Patel⁴, Anastas Batalov⁵, Eva Dokoupilova⁶, Christine Kleinmond⁷, Effie Pournara⁸, Ankita Shekhawat⁹, Claudia Jentzsch¹⁰, Annette Wiedon¹¹ and Xenofon Baraliakos¹², ¹CIRI/Rheumatology & Fraunhofer TMP, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull East Yorkshire, United Kingdom, ⁵Medical University of Plovdiv, University Hospital Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ⁶MEDICAL PLUS s.r.o., Uherske Hradiste, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic, ⁷ClinProject GmbH, Eurasburg, Germany, ⁸Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁹Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ¹⁰Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, ¹¹Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nurnberg, Germany, ¹²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet-Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is a key feature of all types of spondyloarthritis (SpA) that substantially contributes to the overall burden of disease. Inhibition of the key…
Abstract Number: 1534 • ACR Convergence 2020
Combined Thermal and Ultrasound Imaging in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Superior to Either Imaging Alone in Terms of Correlation with the 28-joint Disease Activity Score
York Kiat Tan¹, Cassandra Hong¹, HuiHua Li², John Allen Jr³ and Julian Thumboo¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ²Health Services Research Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ³Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Combined thermal and ultrasound (US) imaging modalities in detecting joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has not been evaluated relative to thermal or US…
Abstract Number: 1559 • ACR Convergence 2020
Fully Automatic Assessment of Nail Fold Capillaroscopy Software – Early Results
Olga Brzezińska¹, Krzysztof Rychlicki-Kicior² and Joanna Makowska¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland, Lodz, Lodzkie, Poland, ²University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Poland, Lodz, Poland
Background/Purpose: Changes in capillaroscopy nailfold image are a valuable element in the diagnostic procedure and monitoring of systemic sclerosis as well as other systemic diseases.…
Abstract Number: 0402 • ACR Convergence 2020
Optical Coherence Tomography of the Skin Detects Scleroderma Changes in Clinically Unaffected Skin: An Opportunity for Early Detection of Systemic Sclerosis
Giuseppina Abignano¹, Duygu Temiz Karadag², Ozcan Gundogdu³, Giovanni Lettieri⁴, Maria Carmela Padula⁵, Angela A Padula⁵, Paul Emery⁶, Salvatore D'Angelo⁵ and Francesco Del Galdo⁶, ¹Rheumatology Institute of Lucania (IReL), Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, Potenza, Italy, ²Rheumatology Institute of Lucania (IReL), Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy and Department of Rheumatology, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey, Kocaeli, Turkey, ³Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli,Turkey, Kocaeli, Turkey, ⁴Radiology Department, San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy, Potenza, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Institute of Lucania (IReL), Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy, Potenza, Italy, ⁶Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The Very Early Diagnosis Of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) study has shown that more than 80% of patients with Raynaud’s Phenomenon, specific ANA positivity and…
Abstract Number: 0933 • ACR Convergence 2020
Advanced Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Muscle for Detection and Quantification of Muscle Disease in Systemic Sclerosis
Julie Paik¹, Fredrick Wigley², Laura Fayad³, Laura Hummers⁴ and Michael Jacobs¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Joh, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins Univerisity, Ellicott City, MD
Background/Purpose: Skeletal myopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is underappreciated yet an important manifestation of SSc. While it has been reported that there are distinct histopathologic…
Abstract Number: 1535 • ACR Convergence 2020
Frequency and Anatomic Distribution of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in the Sacro-iliac Joints of Healthy Subjects and Patients with Spondyloarthritis
Sophie Hecquet¹, Jean-Philippe Lustig², Frank Verhoeven¹, Mickaël Chouk¹, Sébastien Aubry², Daniel Wendling³ and Clement Prati¹, ¹Rheumatology, University Teaching Hospital, Besançon, France, ²Radiology, University Teaching Hospital, Besançon, France, ³CHU Besançon, department of rheumatology, Besancon, France
Background/Purpose: Lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the sacroiliac joints are critical to the diagnosis of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. However, some lesions, such…
Abstract Number: 1560 • ACR Convergence 2020
Measuring Asymmetry in Facial Morphea via 3D Stereophotogrammetry
Laila Abbas¹, Jennifer Day² and Heidi Jacobe³, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ³University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Morphea is an autoimmune disorder causing sclerosis and inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Facial morphea can cause substantial disfigurement and negative impact on quality of life. Existing clinical measures such…
Abstract Number: 011 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Chronic Non-bacterial Osteomyelitis (CNO): Correlation Between Clinical and Radiological Findings
Martina Capponi ¹, Denise Pires Marafon ², Flaminia Rivosecchi ¹, Manuela Pardeo², Fabrizio De Benedetti ² and Antonella Insalaco ², ¹IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Rome, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Due to the lack of widely accepted diagnostic criteria or disease biomarkers, chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) remains a diagnosis of exclusion. Whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) has…

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