Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 2404 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Implications of a Positive Patellar Bulge Sign of Knee Joint Effusion in Patients with Osteoarthritis: Association with MRI Signs of Inflammation and with Increased Rate of 5-Year Total Knee Arthroplasty. Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Benjamin Smith¹, David McDougall², Robert G Lambert³, Walter Maksymowych⁴ and Jacob Jaremko³, ¹Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Radiology, Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Most of our understanding of the clinical significance of a knee joint effusion is derived from trauma in young patients, with surprisingly little assessment…
Abstract Number: 1324 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Simplified Larsen Erosion Score Is Compatible with the Classic Larsen Score but Less Time Consuming in Practice
Michael Ziegelasch¹, Alf Kastbom², Thomas Skogh³, Kristina Forslind⁴ and Alf Kastbom, ¹Rheumatology Department, Rheumatology/AIR, Linkoping, Sweden, ²Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology/AIR, Linköping, Sweden, ³IKE/Rheumatology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine, Helsingborgs Lasarett, Section of Rheumatology, Helsingborg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Untreated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often leads to joint space narrowing (JSN) and erosions in synovial joints. Scoring systems like Sharp van der Heijde and…
Abstract Number: 2405 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Knee Sounds May Predict Osteoarthritis Severity, Symptoms and Function: Pilot Investigation Toward a Novel Dynamic Imaging System
Victoria Manning¹, Costas Yiallourides², Mads Brevadt¹, Alastair Moore², Edouard Auvinet¹, Patrick Naylor² and Justin Cobb¹, ¹Musculoskeletal Lab, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Communications and Signal Processing Group, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Knee sounds (KS) may provide a low-cost, risk-free means of identifying presence and severity of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Unlike static imaging, KS during dynamic…
Abstract Number: 1327 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Five-Year Follow-up of Radiographic Sacroiliitis: Progression As Well As Improvement?
Alexandre Sepriano^1,2, Martin Rudwaleit³, Joachim Sieper^4,5, Rosaline van den Berg⁶, Robert B. M. Landewé⁷ and Désirée van der Heijde⁸, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Hospital de Egas Moniz - CHLO, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, ³Rheumatology, Dept of Medicine, Charité - Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁴German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Rheumatology, Charité - Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸University Hospital, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Detecting sacroiliitis on plain pelvic X-rays is known to be difficult, resulting in large variability regarding presence/absence of radiographic sacroiliitis. In addition, the number…
Abstract Number: 3255 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Brain White Matter Integrity: A Future Biomarker for Rheumatoid Arthritis Related Fatigue?
Neil Basu¹, Marayam Alsyedalhashem², Mariella D'Allesandro³, Alison D. Murray², Daniel J. Clauw⁴ and Gordon D. Waiter², ¹Musculoskeletal Research Collaboration (Epidemiology Group), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ³Muscloskeletal Collaboration (Epidemiology Group), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ⁴Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a major burden among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The identification of reliable biomarkers would greatly enhance research in this challenging field. …
Abstract Number: 1336 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
To PET or Not to PET in General Rheumatology Practice
Kavina Shah, Roshni Doshi, Joshua Balogun-Lynch, Henry Penn and Shahir Hamdulay, Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography with computerised tomography (PET/CT) is an imaging modality which identifies tissues with high metabolic activity. It is used in the…
Abstract Number: 1375 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
S100A8/A9, a Serum and Imaging Biomarker for Assessing Joint Inflammation and Destruction in Experimental Seronegative Arthritis
Edwin J. W. Geven¹, Shahla Abdolahi-Roodsaz¹, Annet Sloetjes¹, Marije I. Koenders¹, Dirk Föll², Johannes Roth³, Thomas Vogl³ and Peter L. E. M. van Lent¹, ¹Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, ³Institute of Immunology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Background/Purpose: Seronegative joint diseases such as psoriatic arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis are characterized by the lack of autoantibodies, potent biomarkers used for predicting disease…
Abstract Number: 2142 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensitivity and Precision of Automated Osteophyte Volumetric Measurement in Knee Osteoarthritis over Four Years
Michael Hakky¹, Charles Ratzlaff², Mohamed Jarraya³, Ali Guermazi⁴ and Jeffrey Duryea⁵, ¹Radiology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, ²Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Dept of Radiology, Brigham & Women, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Osteophyte formation and evolution is a hallmark of knee OA, and their radiographic identification and progression is fundamental in clinical practice, observational research and…
Abstract Number: 547 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Clinical and Imaging Characteristics of Axial Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis
Neha Garg¹, Abhijeet Danve², Kiana Vakil-Gilani³ and Atul A. Deodhar⁴, ¹Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, ²Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁴Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose Few studies have compared the clinical and imaging (x-ray and MRI) characteristics between axial psoriatic arthritis (axPsA) and axial spondyloarthritis patients without psoriasis (axSpA).…
Abstract Number: 2145 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Performance and Disease Activity Assessment By FDG-PET in Large-Vessel Vasculitis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Michael Soussan¹, Patrick Nicolas², Catherine Schramm³, Sandrine Katsahian³, Veronique Eder⁴, Olivier Fain⁵ and Arsene Mekinian⁶, ¹Nuclear Medicine, Avicennes Hospital, Bobigny, France, ²Pharmacology, Avicenne Hospital, 93000, France, ³Inserm U1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe 22, Paris 5, Paris 6, Paris, France, paris, France, ⁴Nuclear Medicine, Avicenne Hospital, Bobigny, France, ⁵Hôpital Saint Antoine, DHU i2B, Service de Médecine Interne, paris, France, ⁶Internal Medicine, DHUi2B Saint Antoine Hospital, paris, France
Background/Purpose: FDG-PET is increasingly used in the work up of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV). The purpose of this study is to perform a systematic review and…
Abstract Number: 147 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
US Lung Examination in SSc Patients: A Comparison of Two Different Scoring Systems
Andrea Delle Sedie¹, Cristina Lodato¹, Elisa Cioffi¹, Linda Carli², Stefano Bombardieri¹ and Lucrezia Riente¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²GenOMeC PhD, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Background/Purpose Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a disease characterized by a progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, which can lead to death. Lung involvement…
Abstract Number: 2127 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subclinical Arthritis Is Detected By Macrophage Targeting and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Early RA Patients in Clinical Remission
Y.Y.J. Gent¹, M.M. ter Wee¹, D den Uyl¹, N. Ahmadi², W.F. Lems³, O.S. Hoekstra⁴, A.E. Voskuyl¹ and C.J. Van der Laken³, ¹Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Radiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Nuclear Medicine, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Recurrent flares in RA patients in complete remission (CR) are not an uncommon phenomenon. Studies with advanced imaging techniques have suggested that residual subclinical…
Abstract Number: 126 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Asymptomatic Versus Symptomatic Ankle Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A High Resolution B-Mode and Power Doppler Ultrasound Study
Mohammed Alsuwaidi¹, Boris P. Ehrenstein¹, Wolfgang Hartung¹ and Martin Fleck², ¹Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ²Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Despite a crucial role for RA patients’ mobility, the ankle joints are frequently clinically neglected, and omitted in activity scoring systems including DAS 28.…
Abstract Number: 2129 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensitivity and Specificity of the “Green Nail” Sign in Fluorescence Optical Imaging in Psoriatic Arthritis
Oliver Wiemann¹, Stephanie G. Werner¹, Hannah Röver¹, Gudrun Lind-Albrecht¹, Sabine Mettler¹, Marina Backhaus² and Hans-Eckhard Langer¹, ¹RHIO (Rheumatology, Immunology, Osteology), Duesseldorf, Germany, ²Rheumatology/Immunology, Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose ICG-enhanced fluorescence optical imaging (FOI) is a novel technology for the assessment of inflammation in arthritis [1,2]. Recent work suggested that a “green nail”…
Abstract Number: 122 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Use of Ultrasound to Detect Residual Joint Inflammation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Disease Remission
Gurjit S. Kaeley¹, Midori Jane Nishio², Janak Goyal³, Daryl MacCarter⁴, Alvin Wells⁵, Anabela Cardoso⁶, Shufang Liu⁷, Jasmina Kalabic⁸ and Hartmut Kupper⁸, ¹College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ²Diablo Clinical Research, Walnut Creek, CA, ³Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ, ⁴Coeur d'Alene Arthritis Clinic, Coeur d'Alene, ID, ⁵Rheumatology & Immunotherapy Center, Franklin, WI, ⁶AbbVie, Amadora, Portugal, ⁷AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁸AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Background/Purpose Patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who achieve clinical disease remission by treatment with disease- modifying agents may have residual joint inflammation and vascularization,…

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