Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 2110 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Imaging and Safety Assessments Following Treatment with Febuxostat and Placebo for 2 Years in Subjects with Early Gout
Nicola Dalbeth¹, Kenneth G. Saag², William Palmer³, Hyon Choi³, Barbara Hunt⁴, Patricia MacDonald⁴, Ulrich Thienel⁴ and Lhanoo Gunawardhana⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Div Clinical Immun & Rheum, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Deerfield, IL
Background/Purpose: No clinical trials had previously investigated the characteristics of joint damage in early gout or the benefit of instituting urate-lowering therapy (ULT) earlier in…
Abstract Number: 1317 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Utility of Joint Space Width and X-Ray Radiogrammetry in RA: Markers for Early Radiographic Progression
Michael Platten¹, Yogan Kisten², Johan Kälvesten³, Kristina Forslind⁴ and Ronald F. van Vollenhoven⁵, ¹Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden, ²ClinTRID, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Sectra AB, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine, Helsingborgs Lasarett, Section of Rheumatology, Helsingborg, Sweden, ⁵Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Early prediction of radiographic progression is beneficial in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient management. The van der Heijde modified Sharp score (SHS) is currently the…
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: 1381 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Relationship Between Serum Cholinesterase, Number of Organ Involvement and Fibrotic Markers in Japanese Patients with IgG4-Related Disease
Hirofumi Nishikawa¹, Yoshinori Taniguchi¹, Yoshiko Shimamura¹, Kosuke Inoue¹, Taro Horino¹, Susumu Nishiyama², Yasuhiko Yoshinaga² and Yoshio Terada¹, ¹Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan, ²Kurashiki Medical Center, Kurashiki, Japan
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between cholinesterase, number of organ involvement and serum fibrotic markers in Japanese patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). Methods: The clinical…
Abstract Number: 1445 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physicians’ Perspectives on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis
Yongdong Zhao¹, Fatma Dedeoglu², Polly J. Ferguson³, Sivia Lapidus⁴, Ronald Laxer⁵, Suzanne C. Li⁶ and for the CARRA SVRD subcommittee, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²Rheumatology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Dept of Pediatrics--Rheum, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology, Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Pediatrics, Joseph M Sanzari Children’s Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
Background/Purpose: Chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO), also known as chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO), is an autoinflammatory bone disease of unknown cause that can result in…
Abstract Number: 1505 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Predictors of Plaque Occurrence and Progression over 24 Weeks
Tatiana Nevskaya¹, Janet E. Pope², Lillian Barra³ and Grace Parraga⁴, ¹Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Western Ontario, Robarts Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: This study evaluated the prevalence and progression of subclinical carotid artery atherosclerosis in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Carotid arteries of RA patients were scanned…
Abstract Number: 1595 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impaired Coronary Flow Reserve in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Robust Indicator of Cardiac Structure Associated with Systemic Inflammation and Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments
Isabelle Amigues¹, Jon T. Giles¹, Sabahat Bokhari², Afshin Zartoshti³, Richard Weinberg², Cesare Russo⁴ and Joan Bathon³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ²Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, ³Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, ⁴Division of Cardiology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Myocardial microvascular dysfunction may precede or coexist with coronary atherosclerosis and heart failure, two conditions over-represented in RA. Coronary flow reserve (CFR) offers an…
Abstract Number: 162 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonography Versus Clinical Examination in Early DMARD-Naïve Rheumatoid Arthritis – a Comparative Study of Synovitis on the Individual Joint Level
Lena B. Nordberg¹, Elisabeth Lie¹, Siri Lillegraven¹, Anna-Birgitte Aga¹, Inge C Olsen², Hilde Berner Hammer³, Till Uhlig⁴, Désirée van der Heijde⁵, Tore K. Kvien¹, Espen A. Haavardsholm¹ and the ARCTIC Study Group, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Dept. of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) is increasingly accepted as an important tool in diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it is not well known to…
Abstract Number: 1693 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Prevalence of Cardiac Disease in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sjoerd C. Heslinga¹, Thelma C. Konings², Otto Kamp², Mike J.L. Peters³, Yvo M. Smulders³, Irene E. Van der Horst - Bruinsma¹ and Mike T. Nurmohamed¹, ¹Rheumatology, Reade, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with increased risk of concomitant cardiac disease, such as valvular regurgitation, conduction disturbances and decreased ventricular function (1). However,…

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