Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 1126 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical Impact of Signs of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD) on Radiographs of Hands and Wrists in a Real-World Cohort of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Coralie Tremblay¹, Nathalie Carrier², Hugues Allard-Chamard³, Javier Marrugo⁴, Sophie Roux⁴, Gilles Boire⁵ and Ariel Masetto⁴, ¹Université de Sherbrooke, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sherbrooke, Canada, and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS), Sherbrooke, Canada, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC, Canada, ²Centre integré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS), Sherbrooke, Canada, ³Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada, ⁴Université de Sherbrooke, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sherbrooke, Canada, and Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS), Sherbrooke, Canada, Sherbrooke, Canada, ⁵Retired, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) is a common cause of arthropathy over the age of 60. It can also manifest as a chronic polyarticular…
Abstract Number: 0428 • ACR Convergence 2025
The OMERACT Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis MRI Score for Active and Structural Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints: Development and Validation in Two Longitudinal Cohorts
Walter P. Maksymowych¹, Michael Francavilla², Nele Herregods³, Robert G. W. Lambert⁴, Arthur Meyers⁵, Joel Paschke⁶, Jennifer Stimec⁷, Pamela Weiss⁸ and Dax Rumsey⁹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, ⁵⁶⁸ Heritage Building, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children’s Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Pediatric Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴University of Alberta, Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁶CARE Arthritis Limited, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Department of Diagnostic Imaging, SickKids, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁸Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The OMERACT Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis MRI (JAMRIS) Working group has defined a spectrum of MRI lesions in the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) in youth with…
Abstract Number: 2325 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Galectin-3 and Myocardial Dysfunction in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Natalia Guajardo-Jauregui¹, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza², Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado², Jose R Azpiri-Lopez³, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza⁴, Diana E. Flores-Alvarado⁵ and Rosa Arvizu-Rivera⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio Gonzalez", Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an immune-mediated condition associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events due to disease-specific characteristics. Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is a…
Abstract Number: 1964 • ACR Convergence 2025
Performance of Artificial Intelligence-Based Salivary Gland Ultrasound in Sjögren Syndrome
Otto Olivas¹, Mónica García-Sevilla², Lucía Cubero², Javier Pascau² and Esperanza Naredo³, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit. Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital and Health Research Institute FJD-UAM, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Department of Bioengineering, Carlos III University of Madrid, Leganes, Madrid, Spain and Health Research Institute Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit. Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital and Health Research Institute FJD-UAM, Madrid, Spain, MADRID, Spain
Background/Purpose: To develop a deep learning model for classifying ultrasound images of salivary glands (SG) [parotid (PG) and submandibular (SMG)] based on the Outcome Measures…
Abstract Number: 1938 • ACR Convergence 2025
Optimizing Patient Outcomes: The Experience of a Multidisciplinary Rheumatology and Hand Surgery Clinic with Point-of-Care Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Integration
Aidan pye¹, Samuel Chan², Gary Xu³ and Mohammad Bardi⁴, ¹University of British Columbia, VANCOUVER, BC, Canada, ²UBC, Vancouver, ³UBC, Vancouver, Canada, ⁴UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: In the last decade, rheumatologists have employed musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS) as a highly sensitive and accurate clinical assessment tool at the bedside. By integrating…
Abstract Number: 1572 • ACR Convergence 2025
Compromised intracellular oxygen availability and severe mitochondrial dysfunction in the skeletal muscle of patients with systemic sclerosis
Gwenael Layec¹, Tracy Frech² and Anthony Donato³, ¹University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Muscle weakness and fatigue are frequent manifestations associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, significant gaps remain in our understanding of the effects of SSc…
Abstract Number: 0962 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spatial Proteomics Analysis of the organization of tertiary lymphoid structures in Systemic Sclerosis Skin
Dennis Bleck¹, Karen Drechsel², Tim Filla³, Yi-Nan Li⁴, Andrea-Hermina Györfi⁵, Alexandru-Emil Matei⁶ and Jörg Distler⁷, ¹University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Rheumatology, Hiller Research Center, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Rheumatology, Hiller Research center, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, and Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune Mediated Diseases CIMD, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁷University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease and presents a significant medical challenge. It is characterized by fibrotic tissue remodeling, along…
Abstract Number: 0419 • ACR Convergence 2025
Ultrasound-Guided Synovial Biopsy in Children and Adolescents with Juvenile Arthritis: Initial Results
Patricia Vega-Fernandez¹, Kelly Rogers², Megan Quinlan-Waters³, Sheila Angeles-Han², Alexei Grom¹, Daniel Lovell¹, Jennifer Huggins⁴, Ekemini Ogbu¹, Amy Cassedy⁵, Sara Szabo¹, Tracy Ting¹, Grant Schulert¹, McKenzie Vater⁶, Hermine Brunner¹, Jackeline Rodriguez-Smith¹ and Katelyn Banschbach⁷, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, CCHMC, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Cincinnati Children's hospital medical center, cincinnati, OH, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Fort Thomas, KY, ⁷cincinnati Children's hospital, Villa Hills, KY
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy (USGSB) has been recently implemented for clinical and research purposes in adults with inflammatory arthritis. The current use of USGSB in…
Abstract Number: 2319 • ACR Convergence 2025
Reducing selection bias while maintaining precision through an integrated analysis: 2-year longitudinal analysis of imaging outcomes in the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early cohort
Liese de Bruin¹, Floris A. van Gaalen¹, Manouk de Hooge², Miranda van Lunteren¹, Mary Lucy Marques³, Monique Reijnierse⁴, Roberta Ramonda⁵, Inger Jorid Berg⁶, Carl Turesson⁷, Robert Landewé⁸, Désirée Van Der Heijde¹ and Sofia Ramiro⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; and Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁴Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology Unit-DIMED-University of Padova ITALY, Padova, Padua, Italy, ⁶⁶Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Nepal, ⁷Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁹Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Imaging outcomes in ongoing cohort studies are typically evaluated across multiple reading rounds by several readers. Often, only scores from the most recent reading…
Abstract Number: 1962 • ACR Convergence 2025
Imaging findings in patients with enteropathic spondyloarthritis
Marika Bodnárová¹, Lucia Ondrejčáková², Tomáš Grega³, Ladislav Šenolt⁴, Karel Pavelka⁵ and Kristýna Bubová¹, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic, ³Military University Hospital Prague, Prague, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, ¹st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Enteropathic spondyloarthritis (eSpA) is a subtype of SpA associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Sacroiliac joints (SIJs) involvement is common in eSpA but often…
Abstract Number: 1937 • ACR Convergence 2025
Does Combining Standard MRI-Based Scores with Radiographic Trabecular Bone Texture Biomarkers Improve Predictive Performance for Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis Progression?
Ahmad Almhdie-Imjabbar¹, Saida Daroussi², Daniela Herrera³, Hechmi Toumi² and Eric Lespessailles⁴, ¹University Hospital Center of Orleans, Orleans, France, ²PRIMMO- University Hospital Center of Orleans, Orleans, France, ³PRIMMO- University Hospital Center of Orleans, Olreans, France, ⁴CHU Orléans, Orléans, France
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a major cause of disability worldwide, particularly impacting the elderly and obese population. Radiographic trabecular bone texture (TBT) is demonstrated…
Abstract Number: 1483 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evidence of Early Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Young Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Compared to Older Healthy Controls
Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia¹, Oscar Azael Garza-Flores², Esteban C. Garza-Gonzalez³, Rebeca L. Polina-Lugo⁴, Leslie Y. Lopez-Cantú¹, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado¹, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza¹, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza⁵, Jose R Azpiri-Lopez⁶ and Victor M Fraga-Enriquez⁷, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Guadalupe, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁵Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by systemic inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis, leading to increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. While CV…
Abstract Number: 0956 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mapping Metabolic Changes in Skin Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis by Spatial Proteomics
Veda Devakumar¹, Yi-Nan Li², Tim Filla³, Aleix Rius Rigau⁴, Andrea-Hermina Györfi⁵, Bilgesu Safak Tümerdem⁶, Ranjana Neelagar⁷, Minrui Liang⁸, Christina Bergmann⁹, Georg Schett¹⁰, Jörg Distler¹¹ and Alexandru-Emil Matei¹², ¹Heinrich Heine University, University Clinic Düsseldorf, Düsseödorf, ²University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine ³, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁷Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁸Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ⁹Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁰Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ¹¹University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, and Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune Mediated Diseases CIMD, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Several tissue resident populations undergo metabolic reprogramming during tissue fibrosis as a phenotypic adaptation to their changing metabolic demands. However, these shifts in metabolic…
Abstract Number: 0418 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluation of Disease Activity in the Knee Joint Through Clinical, Radiologic, Synovial Fluid and Histopathologic Measurements of Inflammation in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Patricia Vega-Fernandez¹, Kelly Rogers², Alyssa Sproles², Sherry Thornton¹, Lexi Auld³, Jackeline Rodriguez-Smith¹, Ekemini Ogbu¹, Kara Murphy Schmidt⁴, McKenzie Vater⁵, Katelyn Banschbach⁶, Grant Schulert¹, Alexei Grom¹, Sheila Angeles-Han², Hermine Brunner¹, Jennifer Huggins⁷, Daniel Lovell¹, Amy Cassedy⁸, Yuriy Baglaenko², Tracy Ting¹ and Sara Szabo¹, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Louisville, KY, ⁵Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Fort Thomas, KY, ⁶cincinnati Children's hospital, Villa Hills, KY, ⁷Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁸Cincinnati Children's hospital medical center, cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Clinical, radiologic and biomarker data are measurements used in the assessment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) disease activity. The development of ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy…
Abstract Number: 2306 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence and Clinical Significance of the Gastrointestinal Fat Halo Sign in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study
Amir Haddad¹, Kathrien Mousa¹, Kateryna Milman¹, Najwan Nassrallah¹, Devy Zisman² and Sharbell Hashoul³, ¹Carmel Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel, ²Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ³The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Uno Academic College, Haifa, Israel
Background/Purpose: The existence of a gut-joint axis is widely described in spondyloarthritis, linking intestinal dysbiosis, subclinical gut inflammation, and arthritis. The fat halo sign is…

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