Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 2215 • ACR Convergence 2024
Treat (Depression to Reach)-to-Target in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis¹, Ricardo Sabido-Sauri², Ummugulsum Gazel², Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz³, Sylvia Sangwa⁴, Catherine Ivory⁵, Elliot Hepworth² and Sibel Aydin⁶, ¹Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, ⁵The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Depression is a prevalent comorbidity in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), affecting up to 38.8% of individuals. Depression can profoundly affect physical well-being, including increased pain…
Abstract Number: 0222 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Prediction of Response to Advanced Therapies on a Joint Level in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Interpretation of Tenderness and Doppler Ultrasound
Ricardo Sabido-Sauri¹, Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz², Ummugulsum Gazel¹, Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis³, Sylvia Sangwa⁴, Catherine Ivory⁵, Elliot Hepworth¹ and Sibel Aydin⁶, ¹University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, ⁵The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: There are discrepancies between physical examination and Ultrasound (US) in detecting inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). In this study, we aimed to understand, according…
Abstract Number: 0704 • ACR Convergence 2024
Progression of Global Longitudinal Strain and Identification of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Jennifer Abdalla¹, Yuichiro Okushi², Chao Zhang³, Zoran Popovic², Heba Wassif¹ and Soumya Chatterjee⁴, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁴Cleveland Clinic, Richmond Heights, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease known for its fibrotic and vascular complications impacting various organs, including the heart. Myocardial involvement causes…
Abstract Number: 1152 • ACR Convergence 2024
Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy Abnormalities in Different Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathy Subsets
Thaisa Cotton¹, Valérie Leclair², Claudie Berger³, Yves Troyanov⁴, marie Hudson² and Geneviève Gyger², and Canadian Inflammatory Myopathy Study (CIMS), ¹Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) alterations have mostly been described in autoimmune inflammatory myopathies (AIM) classified using Bohan and Peter criteria. The aim of this study…
Abstract Number: 1615 • ACR Convergence 2024
Is Regular Vascular Imaging Scheduled Essential in the Follow-Up of Takayasu Arteritis? A Large-Scale Multicenter Cohort Study
Fatih Yildirim¹, Cemal Bes², Muhammet Emin Kutu³, Fatih Tastekin⁴, Gokhan Keser⁵, Tugba Ocak⁶, Ediz Dalkilic⁶, Yavuz Pehlivan⁶, Hasan Kocaayan⁷, Servet Akar⁷, Sema İsik⁸, Ahmet Omma⁹, Senar San¹⁰, Ayten Yazici¹¹, Ayse Cefle¹¹, Safiye Bakkal¹², Gökçe Kenar¹³, Fatos Onen¹², Aysegül Avcu¹⁴, Fatma Alibaz Öner¹⁵, Haner Direskeneli¹⁵, Burcu Ceren Uludogan¹⁶, Nazife Sule yaşar Bile¹⁶ and Nilüfer Alpay Kanıtez¹⁷, ¹University of Health Sciences Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey, İstanbul, Turkey, ²University of Health Sciences Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City HospitalUniversity of Health Sciences Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey, İstanbul, Turkey, ³Bakirkoy Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Ege University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey, İzmir, Turkey, ⁵Ege University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, ⁶Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, Bursa, Turkey, Bursa, Turkey, ⁷İzmir Katip Celebi University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey, İzmir, Turkey, ⁸University of Health Sciences Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, ⁹Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁰Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, Kocaeli, Turkey, Kocaeli, Turkey, ¹¹Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey, Kocaeli, Turkey, ¹²Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey, İzmir, Turkey, ¹³Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ¹⁴Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey, İstanbul, Turkey, ¹⁵Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁶Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, Eskişehir, Turkey, Eskisehir, Turkey, ¹⁷Koc University Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The understanding of progression or minimal disease activity in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA) can be complicated due to the possibility of mild vascular…
Abstract Number: 1966 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparison of a Dynamic Optical System with Physician Physical Assessment of PIP Joints of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Wei Tang¹, Leila Khalili², Moegammad Bardien³, Alessandro Marone³, Chloe Gong², Xin Wang², Shane Murray², Stephen Kim³, Andreas Hielscher³, Laura Geraldino⁴ and Anca Askanase², ¹Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Tandon School of Engineering New York University, New York, NY, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE arthritis face chronic, disabling symptoms, and progressive joint damage. Arthritis/arthralgias is one of the most common symptoms of lupus. The heterogeneity…
Abstract Number: 2444 • ACR Convergence 2024
Performance of the DETECT Algorithm and Cluster Analysis in Screening for Systemic Sclerosis Pulmonary Hypertension Groups
Ryan Osgueritchian¹, Hoda Mombeini¹, Vivek Jani², Adrianne Woods³, Steven Hsu¹, Matthew Lammi⁴, Paul Hassoun⁴, Fredrick Wigley⁵, Laura Hummers⁶, Stephen Mathai⁷, Ami Shah⁸ and Monica Mukherjee¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University Division of Cardiology, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Ellicott City, MD, ⁷Johns Hopkins University Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,, Blatimore, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) portends poor outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Recent efforts for early identification and intervention in SSc patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension…
Abstract Number: 0224 • ACR Convergence 2024
How Accurate Are Assessments by Local Radiologists of Sacroiliac Joint MRIs in Axial Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Routine Clinical Practice?- Evidence from 873 Patients in Five European Countries
Anna EF Hadsbjerg¹, Simon Krabbe², Nora Vladimirova², Adrian Ciurea³, Kristyna Bubova⁴, Monika Gregová⁴, Michael Nissen⁵, Burkhard Moeller⁶, Raphael Micheroli⁷, Susanne Pedersen⁸, Jakub Zavada⁴, Ziga Snoj⁹, Karlo Pintaric⁹, Bjorn Gudbjornsson¹⁰, Ziga Rotar¹¹, iris Eshed¹², Iwona Sudol-Szopinska¹³, Kasper Gosvig¹⁴, Torsten Diekhoff¹⁵, Robert Lambert¹⁶, Manouk de hOoge¹⁷, Helena V G Elmo¹, Merete Hetland¹⁸, Lykke Oernbjerg¹⁹ and Mikkel Ostergaard²⁰, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Righospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Righospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁶Inselspital - University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ⁷University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸Rigshospitalet, København, Denmark, ⁹Institute of Radiology, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹⁰Landspitali University Hospital and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, ¹¹University Medical Centre Ljubljana and University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹²Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer affiliated with School of medicine, Tel Aviv University, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Tel Aviv, Israel, ¹³Department of Radiology, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland, ¹⁴Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev-Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark, ¹⁵Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁶University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁷Dept. of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ¹⁸Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹⁹Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark, ²⁰Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Center for Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: MRI of the sacroiliac joints (SIJs) is widely used for diagnosing and monitoring patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). However, local radiologists might be less familiar with…
Abstract Number: 0707 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comprehensive Skin Assessment in Systemic Sclerosis Using Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI)
Hung Vo¹, Aarohi Mehendale², Mahendra Chaudhari³, Fatima El adili³, Jeffrey Browning⁴, Michael York⁵, Marcin Trojanowski⁶, Eugene Kissin⁷, Darren Roblyer² and Andreea Bujor⁵, ¹Boston Medical Center, Peabody, MA, ²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, ³Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷Boston University, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: The modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) is the gold standard for scleroderma (SSc) skin assessment, yet it suffers from subjectivity and interrater variability. Spatial…
Abstract Number: 1190 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cross-sectional Associations Among Sonographic and Radiographic Features and Symptoms Scores in a Population-Based Cohort
Katherine Yates¹, Carolina Alvarez², Sahar Sawani³, Liubov Arbeeva⁴, Todd Schwartz⁵, Serena Savage-Guin⁶, Jordan Renner⁷, Catherine Bakewell⁸, Minna Kohler⁹, Janice Lin¹⁰, Jonathan Samuels¹¹ and Amanda Nelson³, ¹University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ³University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, NC, ⁵University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁶Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill,, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁸Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ¹¹NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) allows for visualization of features of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) including osteophytes, meniscal extrusion, synovitis, and cartilage damage. The current analysis aimed to…
Abstract Number: 1617 • ACR Convergence 2024
Persistence of Imaging Abnormality in Patients with Large Vessel Vasculitis Despite Clinical Remission
Luigi Boiardi¹, Pierluigi Macchioni¹, Francesco Muratore², Chiara Marvisi¹, Caterina Ricordi¹, Annibale Versari¹, Giulia Besutti¹, Lucia Spaggiari¹, Stefania Croci¹ and Carlo Salvarani¹, ¹Azienda Sanitaria Locale, IRCSS, Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ²Unit of Rheumatology, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Aim of our study was to evaluate the persistence of imaging abnormalities in patients with Takayasu (TAK) and large vessel giant cell arteritis (LV-GCA)…
Abstract Number: 1967 • ACR Convergence 2024
Advanced Imaging in the Evaluation of Lupus Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Wei Tang¹, Leila Khalili², Robert Clancy², Laura Geraldino³, Yevgeniya Gartshteyn⁴, Kathleen Alvarez², Mandana Nikpour⁵ and Anca Askanase², ¹Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁴Columbia University Irving School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵The University of Sydney, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: Joint involvement (swelling, tenderness, deformity and incapacitating inflammatory arthritis) are present in 95% of SLE patients; 70-80% of lupus patients in clinical trials have…
Abstract Number: 2459 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Nailfold Capillaroscopy as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Systemic Sclerosis
Carlos Valera-Ribera¹, Javier Narvaez-García², Joaquín Lacasa-Molina³, Laura Perea-Galera⁴, Alida Taberner-Cortés³, Paula Andrea Mencio-Viana³, Patricia Leon-Torralba³, Adrián Mayo-Juanatey³, Pablo Andújar-Brazal³, Ignacio Vázquez Gómez⁵, Desamparados Ybáñez-García³, Àngels Martínez-Ferrer⁶, Elia Valls-Pascual⁷, Montserrat Robustillo Villarino⁸ and JUAN JOSE ALEGRE SANCHO³, ¹Hospital Doctor Peset, Valéncia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, ⁵H. U. Dr. Peset, Valencia, ⁶Hospital Universitario Dr Peset Valéncia, Valéncia, Spain, ⁷Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario La Plana, Villarreal, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality. Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) is a widely used method for its diagnosis. Our objective…
Abstract Number: 0225 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prediction of Response to Therapies and Flares Based on Ultrasound Findings at Baseline in Psoriatic Arthritis: An Analysis on a Joint Level
Ummugulsum Gazel¹, Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz², Ricardo Sabido-Sauri¹, Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis³, Sylvia Sangwa⁴, Elliot Hepworth¹ and Sibel Aydin⁵, ¹University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, ⁵University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: It is not clear how to interpret when the ultrasound and physical examination do not agree on a joint level. In this study, we…
Abstract Number: 0742 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of FDG-PET to Monitor Disease Activity in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis on Tocilizumab
Kaitlin Quinn¹, mark ahlman² and Peter Grayson³, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²Radiology and Imaging, Medical College of Georgia, augusta, GA, ³National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD
Background/Purpose: The optimal way to monitor disease activity in patients with GCA on tocilizumab remains uncertain. Acute phase reactants are not a reliable indicator of…

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