Abstract Number: 240 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Femorotibial Cartilage Thickness Increase In Young Athletes At The End Of Adolescence
Background/Purpose: Anterior or posterior cruciate ligament (ACL/PCL) ruptures are thought to lead to early knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and thus considered scientifically valuable “models” of pre-radiographic…Abstract Number: 1969 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ankle Joint Involvement In Rheumatoid Arthritis. An Ultrasound Study Using High Resolution- and Colour Doppler Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Despite a pivotal role for RA patients mobility, the ankle joints are frequently neglected, and omitted in activity scoring systems including DAS 28. In…Abstract Number: 231 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Variable Imaging Characteristics Identified By Point-Of-Care Ultrasound For Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a common cause of musculoskeletal pain that has been typically attributed to trochanteric bursitis. It encompasses a spectrum…Abstract Number: 1973 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Importance Of Hand Positioning In 3D Joint Space Morphology Assessment
Background/Purpose: Precise quantification of joint space morphology (JSM) is an important factor for early diagnosis and monitoring of disease activity and therapeutic responses in rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 216 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systematic Staging For Uric Acid Deposits With Dual-Energy Computed Tomography and Ultrasound In Suspected Gout
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) and ultrasound for detecting monosodium urate crystal deposits in patients with clinically suspected gout.…Abstract Number: 1959 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Extremity MRI Scans of the Hand and the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Arthritis: Findings in Patients With a Clinical Diagnosis of RA, Non-Inflammatory Arthritis and Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Low field extremity MRI has been utilized to evaluate patients for inflammatory arthritis and to follow their progress on immunosuppressive and biologic therapy. …Abstract Number: 1941 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Imaging Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation In RA: Methodology and Initial Findings In a Single Centre Cohort
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation in RA may contribute to an unstable atherosclerotic plaque phenotype. Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE MRI) can be used to image carotid…Abstract Number: 1678 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Similar Are Extracranial Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis?
Background/Purpose: The clinical and radiographic features of giant cell arteritis (GCA) with extracranial (large-vessel) involvement can be similar to those of Takayasu arteritis (TAK)…Abstract Number: 1684 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Combination Immunosuppression and Serial Non-Invasive Imaging Improves Outcome In Takayasu Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis (TA) affects the aorta and its branches, pre-disposing to stenoses and aneurysmal dilatation. While morbidity remains high, evidence for efficacy of immunosuppressive…Abstract Number: 1517 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Different Imaging Abnormalities Suggestive Of Spondyloarthritis Are Present In Early Axial Spondyloarthritis. Data From The DESIR Cohort
Background/Purpose: Patients can fulfil the ASAS (Assessment of SpondyloArthritiS) sets of criteria with either objective evidence of sacroiliac joint damage (X-Ray) or inflammation (MRI) (“imaging”…Abstract Number: 1159 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exercise Suppresses Systemic Inflammation Via Inhibition Of NF-κB Activation In Monocytes
Background/Purpose: Inflammation is integral to joint damage and bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis. We reported previously that physiologic levels of exercise are anti-inflammatory and suppress local…Abstract Number: 1134 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
More Evidence For Breaking The ‘law Of valgus’: Imaging Evidence For Higher Prevalence and Volume Of Bone Marrow Lesions In The Medial Patellofemoral Joint
Background/Purpose : We recently developed an efficient semi-automated measure of tibial and femoral BML volume and validated it against the Whole-Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score…Abstract Number: 1128 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of a Rapid, Quantitative Method Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Detected Osteoarthritis-Related Bone Marrow Lesions In The Patellofemoral Joint
Background/Purpose : We recently developed an efficient semi-automated measure of tibial and femoral BML volume and validated it against the Whole-Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score…Abstract Number: 1112 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Examining Phenotypes Of Patients With Psoriasis In The Prepare Study For Similarities Between Diagnosed Psoriatic Arthritis and Those With Signs Of Subclinical Psoriatic Arthritis Detected By Imaging
Background/Purpose: Progression of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has traditionally been evaluated using clinical assessments. However, a strong relationship between clinical and radiological outcomes has been shown,…Abstract Number: 1086 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Straight Neck in Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: In patients with fibromyalgia a straight neck is based on calculating the Cobb angle, a standard radiographic measurement, of lateral view radiographs of the…