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
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
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
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
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
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
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,…Abstract Number: 2604 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Assessment Of Scleroderma Skin By Optical Coherence Tomography: Preliminary Validation Of Sensitivity To Change Over-Time
Background/Purpose: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been shown to be a quantitative reliable tool to assess skin involvement in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) (1). However the…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)…
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