Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 2889 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Marrow Edema and Structural Lesions In The Sacroiliac Joint In a Large Cohort Of Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis, Chronic Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls
L. van Hoeven^1,2, J.J. Luime², P.D.M. de Buck³, J.M.W. Hazes² and A.E.a.M. Weel⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, MC Haaglanden, Den Haag, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: MRI of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is included in the ASAS classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) to identify patients at an earlier stage of…
Abstract Number: 863 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Romosozumab Administration Is Associated With Significant Improvements In Lumbar Spine and Hip Volumetric Bone Mineral Density and Content Compared With Teriparatide
H K Genant¹, S Boonen², M A Bolognese³, C Mautalen⁴, J P Brown⁵, C Recknor⁶, S Goemaere⁷, K Engelke⁸, Y-C Yang⁹, M Austin⁹, A Grauer⁹ and C Libanati⁹, ¹UCSF & Synarc Inc., San Francisco, CA, ²Leuven University Division of Geriatric Medicine, Leuven, Belgium, ³The Bethesda Health Research Center, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Centro de Osteopatias Medicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵CHU de Québec Research Centre and Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁶United Osteoporosis Centers, Gainesville, GA, ⁷Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁸Synarc Germany, Hamburg, Germany, ⁹Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
Background/Purpose: Sclerostin is an osteocyte-derived inhibitor of osteoblast activity. Romosozumab, a monoclonal antibody to sclerostin stimulates bone formation and decreases bone resorption. In a phase…
Abstract Number: 2820 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease-Regulated Local Interleukin-10 Gene Therapy Diminishes Synovitis and Articular Cartilage Damage In Experimental Arthritis
Eline A. Vermeij¹, Mathijs G.A. Broeren¹, Miranda B. Bennink¹, Onno J. Arntz², Inger Gjertsson³, Wim B. van den Berg¹ and Fons A.J. van de Loo¹, ¹Rheumatology Research and Advanced Therapeutics, Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic destructive autoimmune disease and in most patients the disease follows an intermittent course with periods of exacerbation and…
Abstract Number: 615 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and Risk For Cardiovascular Events In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Over 11 Years In An Inception Cohort
Apinya Lertratanakul¹, Peggy Wu², Alan Dyer¹, Dafna D. Gladman³, Murray B. Urowitz³, Paul R. Fortin⁴, Dominique Ibanez³, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman⁵ and for the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)⁶, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, Centre de Recherche du Chu de Québec et Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁵Medicine/Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital (Coordinating Center), Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: 25(OH)D deficiency has been associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population. We investigated the relationship between 25(OH)D and CVD events in…
Abstract Number: 2801 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Longitudinal Analysis Of Periarticular Bone Structure In Patients Treated With Methotrexate In Combination Of Either TNF Blockers Or Tocilizumab
Sebastian Kraus¹, Matthias Englbrecht¹, Juergen Rech², Roland Kocijan¹, Georg A. Schett¹ and Stephanie Finzel¹, ¹Dept of Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Inhibition of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFi) and interleukin-6 receptor (IL6Ri, tocilzumab) are among the most potent therapeutic strategies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 307 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abnormal Imaging and Increased Osteoclast Precursors In a Psoriasis Cohort Are Associated with New Onset of Psoriatic Arthritis
Ralf G. Thiele¹, Yahui Grace Chiu¹, Francisco A. Tausk², Bethany A. Marston¹, Gregory Dieudonne³, Vaseem Chengazi³, Michelle Smith¹, Sharon Moorehead¹, Rick Barrett¹ and Christopher T. Ritchlin¹, ¹Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Dermatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Radiology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis (Ps) precedes joint inflammation by about 10 years in patients who develop psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Several studies have documented abnormal musculoskeletal imaging findings…
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
Giuseppina Abignano¹, Lesley-Anne Bissell¹, Jason Britton², Daniel Woods³, Maya H. Buch¹, Dennis McGonagle¹, Paul Emery¹ and Francesco Del Galdo¹, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Medical Physics Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Michelson Diagnostics Ltd, Kent, United Kingdom
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
Felix Eckstein¹, Heide Boeth², Gerd Diederichs³, Wolfgang Wirth¹, Martin Hudelmaier⁴, Sebastian Cotofana⁵ and Georg Duda⁶, ¹Anatomy & Musculoskeletal Research, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria, ²Center for Sports Science and Sports Medicine, Julius Wolff Institute, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria, ⁵Musculoskeletal Anatomy, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria, ⁶Julius Wolff Institute, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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
Mohammed Alsuwaidi¹, Boris P. Ehrenstein¹, Martin Fleck² and Wolfgang Hartung¹, ¹Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ²Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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
Minna J. Kohler¹, Naina Rastalsky² and Liana Fraenkel³, ¹Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT
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
Stephanie Boutroy¹, Elodie Hirschenhahn¹, Emile Youssof², Hervé Locrelle², Thierry Thomas², Roland Chapurlat³ and Hubert Marotte², ¹INSERM U1033 and University of Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France, ²INSERM U1059 and University Hospital, Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France, ³INSERM UMR 1033 and University of Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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
Wolfgang A. Schmidt¹ and Alexander Huppertz², ¹Med Ctr Rheumatology Berlin Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Imaging Science Institute Charité, Berlin, Germany
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
Robert S. Katz¹, Hannah Bond² and Anthony Farkasch², ¹Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL
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. …

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