Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 0975 • ACR Convergence 2021
Data-driven MRI Definitions for Active and Structural Sacroiliac Joint Lesions in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis Typical of Axial Disease
Pamela Weiss¹, Timothy Brandon¹, Amita Aggarwal², Ruben Burgos-Vargas³, Robert Colbert⁴, Gerd Horneff⁵, Rik Joos⁶, Ronald Laxer⁷, Kirsten Minden⁸, Angelo Ravelli⁹, Nicolino Ruperto¹⁰, Judith Smith¹¹, Matthew Stoll¹², Shirley Tse⁷, Filip Van den Bosch¹³, Robert Lambert¹⁴, David Biko¹⁵, Nancy Chauvin¹⁶, Michael Francavilla¹⁵, Jacob Jaremko¹⁴, Nele Herregods¹⁷, Ozgur Kasapcopur¹⁸, Mehmet YILDIZ¹⁹, Alison Hendry²⁰ and Walter Maksymowych²¹, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ³Department of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Mexico, Ciudad de Mxico, Mexico, ⁴NIH/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO), Sankt Augustin, Germany, ⁶Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ⁷SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ¹⁰IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini; PRINTO, Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, Genova, Italy, ¹¹University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ¹²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹³Dept. of Rheumatology - Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, Ghent, Belgium, ¹⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁶Penn State Health, Hershey, PA, ¹⁷Universitair Ziekenhuis Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, ¹⁸Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, İstanbul, Turkey, ¹⁹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey, ²⁰NZ Familial GI Cancer Service, Auckland, New Zealand, ²¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Determining optimal cut-offs for active and structural imaging lesions of juvenile spondyloarthritis (JSpA) with axial disease is important for diagnosis, therapeutic management, and classification.…
Abstract Number: 1919 • ACR Convergence 2021
Detection of Radiographic Sacroiliitis with an Artificial Neural Network in Patients with Suspicion of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Fabian Proft², Kay-Geert Hermann², Laura Spiller², Stefan Niehues², Lisa Adams², Mikhail Protopopov², Valeria Rios Rodriguez², Burkhard Muche², Judith Rademacher², Murat Torgutalp², Keno Bressem² and Janis Vahldiek², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Conventional radiography of the sacroiliac joints is still recommended as the first imaging method for the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA). In many…
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: 0161 • ACR Convergence 2021
Does 18F-FDG-PET/MRI Add Metabolic Information to Anatomic Image in Childhood-onset Takayasu’s Arteritis Patients? A Multicenter Case Series
Gleice Clemente¹, Alexandre Souza², Hilton Leão Filho³, Fernando Coelho³, Carlos Buchpiguel⁴, Marcos Lima⁴, Daniela Petry Pioto⁵, Melissa Fraga¹, Ana Paula Sakamoto⁶, Camila Carneiro⁴, Rosa Pereira⁷, Nadia Aikawa⁷, Clovis Artur Silva⁷, Lucia Campos⁸, Camilla Astley⁹, Bruno Gualano¹⁰ and Maria Terreri¹¹, ¹Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²UNIFESP-EPM, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Universidade de Sao Paulo/Radiology Institute, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Universidade de São Paulo/Department of Radiology and Oncology, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁶Federal University of So Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁸children's institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁹University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁰Universidade de Sao Paulo/Rheumatology Division, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹¹UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: The disease activity assessment in c-TA is a challenge in clinical practice, especially in patients who are under immunosuppression. Our aim was to perform…

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