Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 316 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Eligibility Rates in Axial Spondyloarthritis Clinical Trials Based on Imaging Criteria
Farhan A. Syed¹, David Bennett¹, Michael O'Connor¹, Gabriele Pradella² and Sarah Warner¹, ¹Scientific and Medical Services, PAREXEL International, Billerica, MA, ²Image Management, PAREXEL International, Billerica, MA
Background/Purpose: Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) encompasses both non-radiographic (nr-AxSpA) as well as radiographic ankylosing spondylitis (AS) which displays structural changes at the sacro-iliac joint (SIJ). Phase…
Abstract Number: 2198 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT Score at Baseline on the Therapeutic Response to Prednisone in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective Study
Nicolas Giraud¹, Maxime Sondag², Aline Charpentier², Hatem Boulahdour³, Clément Prati^4,5, Daniel Wendling^6,7 and Frank Verhoeven⁸, ¹Rheumatology, CHU de Besançon, Besançon, France, ²rheumatology, CHU de Besançon, Besancon, France, ³CHU de Besançon, Besançon, France, ⁴EA 4267 FDE, FHU INCREASE, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Besancon, France, ⁵Rheumatology, University Hospital - Bourgogne Franche Comté University, Besancon, France, ⁶Rheumatology, University Hospital - Bourgogne Franche Comté University, Besançon, France, ⁷EA 4266, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-25000 Besançon, France, F-25000 Besançon, France, ⁸EA 4267 PEPITE, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Besançon, France
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the impact of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT (FDG-PET/CT) score at baseline, on the therapeutic response to prednisone, in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Methods:…
Abstract Number: 471 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Signs of Diastolic Impairment in Children with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Joyce C. Chang^1,2, Brian R. White³, Matthew D. Elias³, Rui Xiao⁴, Andrea M. Knight^5,6,7, Pamela F. Weiss^8,9,10 and Laura M. Mercer-Rosa^3,7, ¹Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness & PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostastistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁰Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The timing and etiology of diastolic impairment in pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) are poorly understood, and the role of screening echocardiography remains unclear.…
Abstract Number: 2211 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Technetium Tc 99m Tilmanocept: A Targeted Immunodiagnostic Radiopharmaceutical for the Assessment of Synovial Macrophage Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arash Kardan¹, Allison Kissling², Bonnie Abbruzzese², Ahmad Ismail², Rachael Hershey², Carley Hartings², David Ralph², Izabela Gierach², Michael Blue², Hannah Bailey², Christopher Gablemann², Katherine Repp² and Frederick Cope², ¹Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital and Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, ²Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., Dublin, OH
Background/Purpose: Activated macrophages are a critical component of the inflammatory etiology of RA. It is well established that these macrophages perpetuate joint inflammation and destruction…
Abstract Number: 12L • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Intravenous Injection of Tc 99m Tilmanocept in Static Planar Gamma Emission Imaging and Fused SPECT/CT Imaging for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arash Kardan¹, Bonnie Abbruzzese², James Sanders², Allison Kissling², David Ralph², Joanna Shuping², Michael Blue², Carley Hartings², Rachael Hershey², Ahmad Ismail², Izabela Gierach², Hannah Bailey², Amelia Spaulding², Matthew Haynam², George Zubal³ and Frederick Cope², ¹Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital and Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, ND, ²Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., Dublin, OH, ³Z-Concepts, LLC, East Haven, CT

Background/Purpose: Activated macrophages play a critical role in RA by perpetuating inflammation via TNFα release and participating in the destruction of bone and cartilage. Notably,…
Abstract Number: 294 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DNA Area and Netosis Analysis (DANA): A High-Throughput Method to Quantify Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Fluorescent Microscope Images
Ryan Rebernick¹, Lauren Fahmy², Christopher Glover², Nicole Rademacher², Hemanth Potluri², Mandar Bawadekar¹, Christie M. Bartels³ and Miriam A. Shelef^1,4, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, ³Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, ⁴William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), extracellular structures composed of decondensed chromatin, are released in a process called NETosis. NETs, which are part of normal host…
Abstract Number: 1512 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Sacroiliac Imaging the All-Decisive Factor in the Diagnosis of Early Axial Spondyloarthritis? Data from the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early (SPACE) Cohort
Zineb Ez-Zaitouni¹, Robert B.M. Landewé², Miranda van Lunteren¹, Pauline Bakker¹, Karen M Fagerli³, Roberta Ramonda⁴, Lennart TH Jacobsson⁵, Désirée van der Heijde⁶ and Floris van Gaalen⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁶Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Imaging of the sacroiliac joints plays a pivotal role in the recognition of axSpA. However, interpretation of imaging is challenging and has led to…
Abstract Number: 308 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequency, Morbidity and Healthcare Utilization of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) Patients at a University Hospital
Maanas Tripathi¹, Divya Rajmohan², Cody Quirk³, Brooke Beckett³, Donseok Choi⁴, Neha Rich-Garg⁵ and Atul A. Deodhar⁴, ¹University of Miami, FL, Miami, FL, ²Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, ³Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁵Northwest Rheumatology Assoc., Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: DISH is a non-inflammatory condition affecting the spine, and characterized by ossification of paravertebral ligaments. DISH is traditionally considered asymptomatic, detected incidentally on spine…
Abstract Number: 1698 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Analyze of Peripheral Vascular Bed in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis By Using Photoacoustic Imaging Technology: A Pilot Study
Yasuyoshi Kusanagi¹, Rika Suzuki¹, Dai Murakoshi², Kazuhiro Hirota², Kaku Irisawa², Takatsugu Wada², Shinpei Okawa³, Miya Ishihara³, Fumihiko Kimura¹ and Kenji Itoh¹, ¹Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Division of Internal medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan, ²Medical Systems R&D Center, R&D Management Headquarters, Fujifilm Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan, ³Department of Medical Engineering, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of photoacoustic imaging (PAI) for quantitative analysis of the peripheral vascular bed in patients…
Abstract Number: 345 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Patient Experience of Musculoskeletal Imaging Tests for Investigation of Inflammatory Arthritis: A Mixed Methods Study
Sandra Bourke^1,2, Nicola Dalbeth¹, William J. Taylor³, Anthony Doyle¹ and Merryn Gott¹, ¹University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Auckland district health board, Auckland, New Zealand, ³University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging is widely used in rheumatology for diagnosis and management of arthritis. Although the technical and performance properties of MSK imaging tests…
Abstract Number: 1845 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) and 18f-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Large Vessel Vasculitis
Kaitlin A. Quinn^1,2, Ashkan Malayeri³, Mark Ahlman³, Armin Bagheri⁴, Robert Evers⁵, Ali Cahid Civelek³, Elaine Novakovich⁶ and Peter C. Grayson⁷, ¹Rheumatology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Vasculitis Translational Research Program, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁵NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁷National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS), Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) may provide unique or redundant information in large vessel vasculitis (LVV). The study objective…
Abstract Number: 567 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Minor Salivary Gland Histopathology, Major Salivary Gland Ultrasonography, and Secretory Function in Smoking Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Daniel S. Hammenfors¹, Haris Causevic², Johan G. Brun³, Roland Jonsson¹ and Malin V. Jonsson⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ²Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ⁴Department of Clinical Dentistry, Section for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Background/Purpose: Several studies have reported a protective effect of smoking with regard to risk for primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) and minor salivary gland inflammation. To…
Abstract Number: 1878 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Utility of the Omeract Ultrasound Tenosynovitis Scoring System in Multicenter Clinical Trials
Mads Ammitzbøll-Danielsen¹, Mikkel Østergaard¹, Esperanza Naredo², Annamaria Iagnocco³, Ingrid Moller⁴, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino⁵, Frédérique Gandjbakhch⁶ and Lene Terslev⁷, ¹Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit, IIS-FJD, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz., Madrid, Spain, ³Academic Rheumatology Unit, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology, Instituto Poal, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt , Université Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Paris, France, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, APHP, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Universite Paris 6, Paris, France, ⁷Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose :Tenosynovitis is very common in patients with RA and is associated with lower physical function. Several studies have confirmed the limitations of clinical examination…
Abstract Number: 582 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Dose Computed Tomography Detects More Progression of Bone Formation in Comparison to Conventional Radiography in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Anoek de Koning¹, Freek de Bruin², Rosaline van den Berg³, Sofia Ramiro⁴, Xenofon Baraliakos⁵, Jürgen Braun⁵, Floris van Gaalen³, M. Reijnierse⁶ and Désirée van der Heijde⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁶Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose : A newly developed scoring method for low dose CT (ldCT) of the whole spine, CT Syndesmophyte Score (CTSS), has shown good inter-reader reliability…
Abstract Number: 1984 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Cervical Spine in Fibromyalgia Patients: Loss of Lordotic Curve Is Characteristic of Fibromyalgia and Can Assist in the Diagnosis
Robert S. Katz¹, Alexandra Katz Small², Ben J Small³ and Anthony Farkasch⁴, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Rheumatology, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL, ⁴Rheumatology Associates S.C., Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Patients with fibromyalgia have widespread pain. We have found that a lateral view of a cervical spine radiograph frequently identifies a loss of the…

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