Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 760 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnosing SLE Arthritis with Dynamic Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy
George Danias¹, Youngwan Kim², Alessandro Marone³, Kayla Neville¹, Andrea Frantz¹, Teja Kapoor⁴, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla¹, Ioannis Kymissis², Andreas Hielscher^2,3,5 and Anca Askanase¹, ¹Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁵Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: SLE arthritis is difficult to evaluate because of the sometimes-evanescent nature of the symptoms and limitations of physical exams and imaging studies. Dynamic diffuse…
Abstract Number: 2235 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monosodium Urate Deposition Distribution in the Knees, Hands, and Feet of Treated Gout Patients: A Dual-Energy CT Study
Chio Yokose¹, Nicola Dalbeth², Savvas Nicolaou³, Scott Baumgartner⁴, Jia Hu⁵, Maple Fung⁴, F. Joseph Simeone⁶ and Hyon K. Choi¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ³Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Formerly Ardea Biosciences, San Diego, CA, ⁵Heron Therapeutics, San Diego, CA, ⁶Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have demonstrated that monosodium urate (MSU) deposits on dual-energy CT (DECT) are commonly found in joints as well as tendons of the…
Abstract Number: 798 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predominant Fasciitis and Mild Intramuscular Edema on Muscle Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Scleroderma-Associated Myopathy
Julie J. Paik¹, Shivani Ahlawat², Filippo DelGrande³, Laura K. Hummers⁴, Fredrick M. Wigley⁴, Ami A. Shah⁴, Andrew Mammen⁵ and Laura Fayad⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Skeletal myopathy in systemic sclerosis is poorly defined. The spectrum of muscle histopathology in systemic sclerosis has been previously studied and shown to be…
Abstract Number: 2924 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Spinal Radiographic Progression in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: 5-Year Data from the DESIR Cohort
Sofia Ramiro¹, Désirée van der Heijde², Alexandre Sepriano³, Miranda van Lunteren⁴, Anna Molto⁵, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino⁶, Damien Loeuille⁷, Maxime Dougados⁸, M. Reijnierse⁹ and Pascal Claudepierre¹⁰, ¹Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen & Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Hôpital Cochin, Department of Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt , Université Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Paris, France, ⁷Rheumatology, University Hospital of Nancy, NANCY, France, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁹Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹⁰Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
Background/Purpose: Spinal radiographic progression has been investigated in patients with r-axSpA, but not yet as thoroughly in early axSpA. We aimed to analyse the progression…
Abstract Number: 865 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Structural and Microstructural Intraarticular Bone Changes at the Metacarpal Heads in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Compared to Controls: A HR-pQCT Study
Dongze Wu¹, James F Griffith², Steven H.M. Lam¹, Jiang Yue¹, Priscilla Wong¹, Lin Shi³, Edmund Li¹, Isaac T. Cheng¹, Tena K. Li¹, Tracy Y. Zhu⁴, Vivian W. Hung⁴, Ling Qin⁵ and Lai-Shan Tam⁶, ¹Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, ²Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, ³Research Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, ⁴Bone Quality and Health Centre of the Department of Orthopedics & Traumatology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, ⁵Bone Quality and Health Centre of the Department of Orthopedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁶Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: Metacarpal head directly exposed to intra-articular inflammatory milieu, therefore may lead to abnormal bone remodeling (bone loss and new bone formation). The aims of…
Abstract Number: 866 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns of Monosodium Urate Deposition on Dual-Energy CT in Gout Patients on Urate-Lowering Therapy
Chio Yokose¹, Yuqing Zhang², Nicola Dalbeth³, Jie Wei¹, Savvas Nicolaou⁴, Scott Baumgartner⁵, Jia Hu⁶, Maple Fung⁵ and Hyon K. Choi¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Formerly Ardea Biosciences, San Diego, CA, ⁶Heron Therapeutics, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Gout is typically characterized as an acute monoarthritis involving the joints of the foot. However, polyarticular involvement develops, especially in advanced disease. Patterns of…
Abstract Number: 896 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pharmacogenomics Study of Predicting Response of TNF Blocker and Medical Image Progression in Chinese Han Ankylosing Spondylitis Population
Jing Liu¹, Weilin Pu¹, Qi Zhu², He Fan¹, Wei Wan³, Hejian Zou⁴, Xiaodong Zhou⁵, John D. Reveille⁶, Dongyi He² and Jiucun Wang¹, ¹State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, ²Institute of Arthritis Research, Shanghai Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guanghua Integrative Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, China, ³Division of Rheumatology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, ⁵Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁶McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: TNF blockers, have been widely used in immune-mediated diseases and many genetic variations predicting treatment response have been described. We applied previously published genetic…
Abstract Number: 922 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anakinra Treatment Prevents Myocardial Mechanical Dysfunction and Inhibits Histologic Evidence of Myocardial Inflammation in the Mouse Model of Kawasaki Disease
Mark Gorelik^1,2, Youngho Lee³, Masanori Abe⁴, Thomas Andrews⁵, Jean Patterson¹, Magali Noval Rivas⁴, Gregory Aune⁵ and Moshe Arditi⁴, ¹Immunology and Virology, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, ²Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ³Department of Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Pediatrics, Cedars Sinai, Beverly Hills, CA, ⁵Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, febrile illness of childhood with sequelae of coronary artery aneurysms and cardiac fibrosis, and is the most common…
Abstract Number: 968 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Is the Impact of Imaging on Diagnostic Ascertainment of Patients Presenting with Undiagnosed Back Pain in Routine Practice and the Impact of Central Reading? Data from the Screening in Axial Spondyloarthritis in Psoriasis, Iritis, and Colitis Cohort
Walter P. Maksymowych^1,2, Raj Carmona³, Jonathan Chan⁴, James Yeung⁵, Dianne P. Mosher⁶, Sibel Zehra Aydın⁷, Liam Martin⁶, Ariel Masetto⁸, Stephanie Keeling⁹, Olga Ziouzina⁶, Sherry Rohekar¹⁰, Joel Paschke², Amanda Carapellucci² and Robert G. Lambert¹¹, ¹Medicine, Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³St. Joseph's Health Care, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Artus Health Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵James Yeung Rheumatology, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁶University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁸Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, AB, Canada, ⁹Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁰Western University, London, ON, Canada, ¹¹Radiology, Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) is the most sensitive imaging modality for early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) it is costly and…
Abstract Number: 1203 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tenosynovitis Detected By Ultrasound Predicts Arthritis Onset in Individuals at Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yogan Kisten¹, Hamed Rezaei¹, Erik af Klint¹, Guozhong Fei^1,2, Aleksandra Antovic^1,2, Aase Hensvold^1,2 and Anca I. Catrina^1,2, ¹Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Stockholm Health Services, Academic Specialist Center, Center for Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The urgent need for identifying imaging and serological markers that early predicts rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is clinically important. We aim to identify ultrasound findings…
Abstract Number: 1277 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Prospective Study Examining the Prevalence of CT Erosions in the Feet and Ankles of Patients with Gout Treated with Allopurinol
Chio Yokose¹, Yuqing Zhang², Nicola Dalbeth³, Jie Wei¹, Savvas Nicolaou⁴, Scott Baumgartner⁵, Jia Hu⁶, Maple Fung⁵ and Hyon K. Choi¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Formerly Ardea Biosciences, San Diego, CA, ⁶Heron Therapeutics, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Gout is characterized by episodes of acute arthritis that are self-limiting. However, patients with gout can also develop tophi, bone erosions, joint deformity and…
Abstract Number: 1285 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparision of Urate Burden in Well and Poorly Controlled Gout Patients: A Dual-Energy CT Study
Min Kyung Chung¹, Hyeran Hyun², Ji Young Hwang² and Jisoo Lee¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) allows sensitive and quantative detection of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in patients with gout. Although its usefulness in diagnosing gout…
Abstract Number: 1447 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased Lymphatic Drainage in the Hands of Flaring RA Patients As Measured By Indocyanine Green Clearance Via Real Time Near Infrared Imaging
Richard Bell¹, Homaira Rahimi², Alicia Lieberman³, Ronald Wood⁴, Edward Schwarz⁵ and Christopher T. Ritchlin⁶, ¹Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Rheumatology, University of Rochester/Golisano Children's Hosp, Rochester, NY, ³Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁴University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁵Orthopedeatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁶Division of Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology and Center for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, New York, USA, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Near infrared (NIR) imaging studies of subdermal indocyanine green (ICG) in murine models of inflammatory arthritis established abnormal lymphatic vessel (LV) function during arthritic…
Abstract Number: 303 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Value of the Simplified Ramris-5 in Early RA Patients Under Methotrexate Therapy Using High Field MRI
Philipp Sewerin¹, Miriam Frenken², Daniel Benjamin Abrar², Christine Goertz³, Christoph Schleich⁴, Matthias Schneider⁵ and Benedikt Ostendorf¹, ¹Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Department for diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-Universitiy, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-Universitiy, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department for diagnostic and interventional Radiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁵Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate a simplified version of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score (RAMRIS) to five joints of…
Abstract Number: 1603 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gender-Specific Differences in Chinese Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Weiping Kong¹, Caroline Jefferies², Thomas Learch³, Xiaowei Gan¹, Jinrui Cui⁴, Yuan Xu¹, Dier Jin¹, Yingze Zhang¹, Jianming Wang¹, Qingwen Tao¹, Xiaoping Yan¹, Michael Weisman⁵ and Mariko Ishimori⁶, ¹China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Radiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Growing evidence suggests gender-specific differences in the phenotypes of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, a literature search failed to reveal evidence of such differences in…

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