Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 809 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Distribution of Vascular FDG Uptake on Positron Emission Tomography (PET)-CT in Patients Suspected of Having Giant Cell Arteritis – Interim Results from the Giant Cell Arteritis and PET Scan (GAPS) Study
Anthony Sammel¹, Edward Hsiao², Katherine Nguyen³, Geoffrey Schembri², Leslie Schrieber³, Peter Youssef⁴, Beatrice Janssen³ and Rodger Laurent³, ¹Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, Australia, ²Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia, ³Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, Australia, ⁴Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia
Background/Purpose: Positron emission tomography (PET)-CT scan can assess large vessel vasculitis in giant cell arteritis (GCA). It has a reported sensitivity of 80% for biopsy…
Abstract Number: 2205 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trajectories of Knee Bone Shape Change Are Associated with Sex and Osteoarthritis
Barton L Wise¹, Jingbo Niu², Yuqing Zhang³, Felix Liu⁴, Joyce Pang⁵, John A. Lynch⁶ and Nancy E. Lane⁷, ¹Orthopaedics, Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, ²Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³School Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, ⁶Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁷Center for Musculoskeletal Health, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is more common in women than men; however, the biological mechanisms for sex difference in knee OA are not well understood.…
Abstract Number: 256 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tracking Digital Ulcers in Systemic Sclerosis: Feasibility Study Assessing Lesion Area from Patient-Recorded Smartphone Photographs
Graham Dinsdale¹, Tonia Moore², Joanne Manning², Andrea Murray¹, Ross Atkinson³, Karen Ousey⁴, Mark Dickinson⁵, Christopher Taylor⁶ and Ariane L. Herrick^1,7, ¹Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK, Salford, United Kingdom, ³School of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Division of Podiatry and Clinical Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, ⁵Photon Science Institute, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶Centre for Imaging Sciences, Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Approximately 50% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) will develop painful digital (finger) ulcers (DUs) at some point during their disease course. These lesions…
Abstract Number: 820 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognostic Value of Positron Emission Tomography in a Prospective, Longitudinal Cohort of Patients with Large Vessel Vasculitis
Peter C. Grayson¹, Sara Alehashemi², Armin Bagheri³, Ali Cahid Civelek⁴, Thomas Cupps⁵, Mariana J. Kaplan⁶, Ashkan Malayeri⁴, Peter A. Merkel⁷, Elaine Novakovich⁸, David A. Bluemke⁴ and Mark Ahlman⁴, ¹National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS), Bethesda, MD, ²Rheumatology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³Vasculitis Translational Research Program, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Rheumatology, Georgetown University, Bethesda, MD, ⁶NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, MN, ⁸Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: While several studies have examined the potential of 18F-flurodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) to help establish a diagnosis of large vessel vasculitis (LVV),…
Abstract Number: 2806 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Integrated Longitudinal Analysis Increases Precision and Reduces Bias: A Comparative 5-Year Analysis in the DESIR Cohort
Alexandre Sepriano¹, Sofia Ramiro², Désirée van der Heijde¹, Maxime Dougados³, Pascal Claudepierre⁴, Antoine Feydy⁵, M. Reijnierse⁶, Damien Loeuille⁷ and Robert B.M. Landewé⁸, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Paris-Descartes University,, Paris, France, ⁴Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, ⁵Univ. Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, Service de radiologie B, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁶Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France, ⁸University of Amsterdam and Atrium Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Evaluation of imaging is important in spondyloarthritis (SpA) research, but loss to follow up often jeopardizes interpretation of the evaluation. The Interpretation may further…
Abstract Number: 259 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Imaging for Diagnosis, Monitoring and Outcome Prediction of Large Vessel Vasculitis: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis Informing the EULAR Recommendations
Christina Duftner¹, Christian Dejaco², Alexandre Sepriano³, Louise Falzon⁴, Wolfgang A. Schmidt⁵ and Sofia Ramiro⁶, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Division of Internal Medicine II, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ²Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy, ³Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵Medical Center for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Modern imaging techniques including ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) are increasingly studied in large…
Abstract Number: 821 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discrepancies between Clinical- and Imaging-Based Assessments of Disease Activity in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Peter C. Grayson¹, Mark Ahlman², Kathleen Marinelli³, Renee Borchin⁴, Simon Carette⁵, Nader A. Khalidi⁶, Carol A. Langford⁷, Carol A. McAlear⁸, Paul A. Monach⁹, Christian Pagnoux⁵, Kenneth J. Warrington¹⁰, Steven R. Ytterberg¹⁰ and Peter A. Merkel¹¹, ¹National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS), Bethesda, MD, ²Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹¹Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: To study the relationship between clinically-determined disease activity and vascular inflammation assessed by positron emission tomography (PET) in patients with TakayasuÕs arteritis (TAK). Methods:…
Abstract Number: 264 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Method to Assess Subchondral Bone Formation Using Naf-PET in the Evaluation of Knee Osteoarthritis
Venkata S. Jonnakuti¹, William Y. Raynor¹, Elena G. Taratuta¹, Abass Alavi² and Joshua Baker³, ¹Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Radiology/Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Previous studies using 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography (NaF-PET) have quantified the increase in bone formation associated with osteoarthritic (OA) abnormalities with the maximum…
Abstract Number: 871 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Diabetes Mellitus in Patients without Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
Katherine P. Liao¹, Gabrielle Cremone², Ethan Lam², Zhi Yu¹, Jon M. Hainer³, Victoria Morgan³, Courtney Bibbo³ and Marcelo Di Carli³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Nuclear Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with DM have increased coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) compared to the general population, leading to higher rates of cardiac death despite normal perfusion…
Abstract Number: 265 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability of an Omeract Semiquantitative Scoring System and Imaging Atlas for the Assessment of Cartilage in Hand Osteoarthritis
Alexander Mathiessen¹, Hilde B Hammer², Lene Terslev³, George A. W. Bruyn⁴, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino⁵, Emilio Filippucci⁶, Ida Kristin Haugen⁷, Marion Kortekaas⁸, Peter Mandl⁹, Ingrid Moller¹⁰, Esperanza Naredo¹¹, Ruth Wittoek¹², Annamaria Iagnocco¹³ and Karen Ellegaard¹⁴, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Rheumatology, MC Groep, Loenga, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt , Université Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Paris, France, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Italy, ⁷Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Dept. of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁰Instituto de Poal, Barcelona, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ¹³Academic Rheumatology Unit, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy, ¹⁴Dept. of Rheumatology, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by gradual loss of articular cartilage. Evaluation of cartilage in the small joints of the hands has shown that ultrasound…
Abstract Number: 1149 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Implications of Ultrasonography (US) in Monitoring Disease Activity of Relapsing Polychondritis (RP) and Comparative Investigation By US between Auricle of RP, Repeated Trauma and Healthy Subject
Eri Amano¹, Yoshinori Taniguchi², Satoshi Inotani¹, Hirofumi Nishikawa¹, Tatsuki Matsumoto³, Shuichi Nakayama⁴ and Yoshio Terada⁵, ¹Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan, ²Endocrinology, Metabolism,Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan, ³Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan, ⁴Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan, ⁵Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder and might often be refractory. Therefore, the discovery of more convenient imaging modality than contrast-CT,…
Abstract Number: 266 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Pattern of Hand Osteoarthritis in a Working Population Using Ultrasound
Mario Giulini¹, Hasan Acar², Ralph Brinks³, Matthias Schneider², Benedikt Ostendorf⁴, Oliver Sander⁵ and Philipp Sewerin⁶, ¹Department for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ²Policlinic for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Univ. Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁶Department and Hiller-Research-Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: The estimated prevalence of hand osteoarthritis (HOA) varies severely according to the selection of different diagnostic modalities, items of interest and subject samples. In…
Abstract Number: 1266 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Geographic Variation in Use of Echocardiography at Diagnosis and Detection of Acute Cardiac Disease in Youth with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Joyce C. Chang¹, Andrea M. Knight², Laura M. Mercer-Rosa³, Rui Xiao⁴ and Pamela F. Weiss⁵, ¹Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness & PolicyLab, 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, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Center for Pediatric Clincial Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Child-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune condition with a high risk of organ damage. There are no guidelines on the use…
Abstract Number: 143 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Influence of Age and Sex on Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Tracy Wilson-Gerwing¹, Arash Panahifar², David M.L. Cooper² and Alan Rosenberg¹, ¹Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ²Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Background/Purpose: Age and sex differences are found in certain subsets of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Collagen Induced Arthritis (CIA) in rodents has utility in assessing…
Abstract Number: 678 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Additional Information from CT or MRI Imaging Can Increase Rheumatologists’ Consensus on Grading Sacroiliitis By Radiography: Results of the Trimage Project
Nigil Haroon¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Anne Grethe Jurik³, Gercek Can⁴, Ali Balcı⁵, Muhammet Cinar⁶, Ediz Dalkilic⁷, Salim Donmez⁸, Omer Nuri Pamuk⁹, Yavuz Pehlivan¹⁰, Salih Pay¹¹, Handan Yarkan¹², Gokce Kenar¹³ and Nurullah Akkoc¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Spondylitis Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Department of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ⁵Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ⁷Department of Rhematology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey, ⁹Rheumatology, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Uludag University Medcal Faculty, Bursa, Turkey, ¹¹Rheumatology, Yüksek Ihtisas University, Special Koru Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ¹²Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey, ¹³Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is anchored on definitive changes of sacroiliits by radiography. This is relevant not only to clinical diagnosis, but…

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