Abstracts tagged "Imaging"

Abstract Number: 1236 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel Role for Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Distinctive Scleroderma Facial Features
yossra suliman¹ and daniel Furst², ¹Assiut university hospital, assiut, Egypt, ²Pacific Arthritis Center, Inglewood
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) is a rare autoimmune fibrosing disease with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Scleroderma is usually diagnosed by rheumatologists and/or dermatologists. However,…
Abstract Number: 1620 • ACR Convergence 2024
Unveiling of a New Molecular Imaging Biomarker? Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 and [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 PET/CT in Detecting Giant Cell Arteritis Relapse
Simon Petzinna¹, Jim Küppers², Benedikt Schemmer², Anna Kernder³, Claus Juergen Bauer¹, Pantelis Karakostas¹, Denada Bruci³, Adina Morar³, Anja Winklbauer², Markus Essler² and Valentin S. Schäfer², ¹Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, ²University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, ³University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) is a transmembrane adhesion molecule with oxidative deamination functionality, which is expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells.…
Abstract Number: 1968 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development and Validation of an Arthritis-Detection Algorithm Using Thermal Imaging in Adults and Children
Thomason Jenna¹, Sullivan Erin², Rajdeep Pooni³, Liau Adriel⁴, Sadie Van den Bogaerde⁵, Audrey Luey⁶, Iris Hamilton⁷, Sriya Paluvayi⁶, Megan Tran¹, Janeth Robles-Navarro¹, Ian Muse⁸, Ava Klein⁴, Tzielan Lee⁹, Grant Hughes⁵, Alison Bays⁵, Elizabeth Ferucci¹⁰, Debosmita Biswas¹¹, Savannah Patridge¹¹ and Yongdong (Dan) Zhao¹², ¹University of Washington, Division of Rheumatology, Seattle, WA, ²Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Analytics in Research (BEAR) Core, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Seattle Children’s Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, ⁵University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶Seattle Children’s Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, ⁸Seattle Children's Research institute, Seattle, WA, ⁹Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ¹⁰Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, ¹¹University of Washington, Department of Radiology, Seattle, WA, ¹²University of Washington, Redmond, WA
Background/Purpose: The Thermal imaging-based Temperature After Within-limb Calibration (TAWiC) algorithm for the detection of arthritis in the knees has been validated in children by our…
Abstract Number: 2463 • ACR Convergence 2024
Interstitial Lung Disease in Very Early Systemic Sclerosis – a Clinical and Radiological Characterization
Sinziana Muraru¹, Christian Blüthgen², Cosimo Bruni¹, Carina Mihai¹, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold³, Muriel Elhai⁴, Mike Becker⁵, Thomas Frauenfelder⁶, Oliver Distler⁷ and Rucsandra Dobrota¹, ¹University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁴University Hospital zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁵Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁶University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) occurs in about 50% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence…
Abstract Number: 0226 • ACR Convergence 2024
Global Ultrasound Scoring Systems for Assessing Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Peter Mandl¹, Clara Watschinger¹, Enrico De Lorenzis², Brigitte Wildner³, Lene Terslev⁴, Irina Gessl¹, Helen Keen⁵, Carlos Pineda⁶ and Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino⁷, and OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, vienna, Austria, ²Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, ³Central Library, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵University of Western Australia, Daglish, Western Australia, Australia, ⁶Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is widely regarded as a valuable tool for assessing the full extent of synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In…
Abstract Number: 0743 • ACR Convergence 2024
Higher Baseline FDG Musculoskeletal Uptake at PET/CT Is Associated with a Higher Remission Rate in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Retrospective 3-year Observational Study
Elvis Hysa¹, Dario Camellino², Cristina Bernini³, Paolo Vittoriano Clini⁴, Matteo Bauckneht⁵, silvia Morbelli⁶, Gianmario Sambuceti⁵, Emanuele Gotelli⁷, Alberto Sulli⁸, Maurizio Cutolo⁷ and Marco Amedeo Cimmino¹, ¹Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, Local Health Trust 3, Genoa, Italy, ³Emergency Medicine Department, San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy,, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, ⁵Nuclear Medicine Unit and Department of Health Sciences, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁶University of Torino, Torino, Italy, ⁷Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genova, Italy, ⁸Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy., Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are related inflammatory diseases characterized by increased musculoskeletal and vascular uptakes of 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) at positron…
Abstract Number: 1356 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Vascular Inflammation and Kidney Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Secondary Analysis of TARGET Trial
Sho Fukui¹, Ahmed Tawakol², Wolfgang Winkelmayer³, Leah Santacroce⁴, Jon Giles⁵, Katherine Liao⁴, Joan Bathon⁶ and Daniel Solomon⁷, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Columbia University, NEW YORK, NY, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Kidney dysfunction is a common complication in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). More severe disease activity is associated with a larger decline in the…
Abstract Number: 1627 • ACR Convergence 2024
Real-World Data on Imaging Tests, Specifically Temporal Artery Ultrasound, in Giant Cell Arteritis in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Nobuhiro Oda¹, Sho Fukui², Toshihiro Yamaguchi³, Fumika Nagase⁴, Takanori Ito⁵, Mitsuru Watanabe⁵, Yoichiro Haji⁴, Yasuhiro Suyama⁶, Atsushi Nomura⁷, Eishi Uechi⁸, Masei Suda³, Naoho Takizawa⁴, Ryo Rokutanda⁹ and Hiromichi Tamaki¹⁰, ¹Kameda medical center, Department of Rheumatology, Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Japan, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ³Suwa Central Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Nagano, Japan, ⁴Chubu Rosai Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Aichi, Japan, ⁵Daido Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Aichi, Japan, ⁶NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Ushiku Aiwa General Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Ibaraki, Japan, ⁸Yuai Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Okinawa, Japan, ⁹Kameda medical center, Department of Rheumatology, Chiba, Japan, ¹⁰St. Luke’s International Hospital, Immuno-Rheumatology Center, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: In the 2022 ACR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis (GCA), temporal artery ultrasound (TAU) is granted the same diagnostic value as temporal artery…
Abstract Number: 1969 • ACR Convergence 2024
Harmonising Consensus and Reliability Studies in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Peter Mandl¹, Stine Carstensen², Lene Terslev³, Carlos Pineda⁴, Helen Keen⁵ and Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino⁶, and OMERACT Ultrasound Working Group, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, vienna, Austria, ²Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research and Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵University of Western Australia, Daglish, Western Australia, Australia, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Over the last 20 years musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) was established as a disease outcome measurement instrument. MSUS target domains, including consensual theoretical definitions of pathological…
Abstract Number: 2475 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Critical Role of Annual HRCT in Identifying ILD Progression and Assessing Outcome in SSc
Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹, Simon Beyeler², Liubov Petelytska³, Håvard Fretheim¹, Trond Mogens Aaløkken⁴, Mike Becker⁵, Hilde Jenssen Bjørkekjær⁶, Cathrine Brunborgg¹, Cosimo Bruni⁷, Christian Clarenbach⁸, Phuong Phuong Diep⁹, Rucsandra Dobrota⁷, Michael T Durheim¹, Muriel Elhai¹⁰, Thomas Frauenfelder⁸, Suzana Jordan⁷, Emily Langballe¹¹, Øyvind Midtvedt¹², Carina Mihai⁷, Adela Sarbu⁸, Marco Sprecher⁸, Øyvind Molberg¹³ and Oliver Distler¹⁴, ¹Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Medicine, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁷University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁹Oslo University Hospital, Department of Respiratory Disease, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁰University Hospital zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ¹¹Oslo University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, ¹²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) reduces long-term survival in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Monitoring with lung function testing every 3–6 months for…
Abstract Number: 0228 • ACR Convergence 2024
Do Imaging Tests Have a Role in Predicting Progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis in People with Clinically Suspect Arthralgia? A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Ankita Gupta¹, Sulaiman Anis² and Paola de Pablo², ¹Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA) has been associated with an increased risk of developing inflammatory arthritis (IA). Subclinical inflammation on imaging tests may help to…
Abstract Number: 0745 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tocilizumab in Monotherapy vs. Combined in Aortitis Associated with Giant Cell Arteritis. Multicenter Open-label Study of 196 Patients
Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez¹, Javier Loricera², Carmen Secada Gómez³, Javier Narvaez-García⁴, Olga Maíz Alonso⁵, Iñigo Hernández-Rodríguez⁶, Susana Romero Yuste⁷, Eugenio De Miguel⁸, Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa⁹, ivan Ferraz-Amaro¹⁰, Julio Sánchez-Martín¹¹, Patricia Moya Albarado¹², Cristina Campos Fernández¹³, Fernando Lopez-Gutierrez¹⁴, Santos Castañeda¹⁵ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso¹⁶, and the Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis Spanish Collaborative Group, ¹Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Renedo de Piélagos, Cantabria, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵3Hospital Universitario de Donosti, San Sebastian, Spain, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁶Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Complex of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁹BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BILBAO, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Hospital de San Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ¹³Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis related to Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA-aortitis) is a frequent and potential severe complication. Tocilizumab (TCZ) was approved in GCA, but the efficacy in…
Abstract Number: 1433 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Contextual Factors with Sonographic Inflammatory and Structural Phenotypes in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Andre Lucas Ribeiro¹, Sydney Thib², Kangping Cui³, Sahil Koppikar⁴ and Lihi Eder⁵, ¹Women's College Hospital & University of Toronto, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ²Women's College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, ³Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Gravenhurst, ON, Canada, ⁴Women's College Hospital & University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital and Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is a valuable tool for enhancing disease activity assessment in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) by providing detailed visualization of both inflammatory and structural…
Abstract Number: 1629 • ACR Convergence 2024
Subclinical Giant Cell Arteritis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Has a Different Vascular Ultrasound Phenotype Than Giant Cell Arteritis
Sharon Cowley¹, Patricia Harkins², Colm Kirby³, Richard Conway⁴, David Kane⁵, Rositsa Karalilova⁶, Pierluigi Macchioni⁷, Christina Ponte⁸, Edoardo Conticini⁹, Alessandro Tomelleri¹⁰, Sara Monti¹¹, irene monjo¹², Zguro Batalov¹³, Giulia Klinowski⁷, Paolo Falsetti¹⁴, Corrado Campochiaro¹⁵, Alojzija Hocevar¹⁶ and Eugenio De Miguel¹⁷, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 8, Dublin, Ireland, ³Tallaght University Hospital, DUBLIN, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, D24, Ireland, ⁶Clinic of Rheumatology, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Ospedale S Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Emilia, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte EPE, Lisboa, Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁹Università di Siena, Siena, Italy, ¹⁰Unit of Immunology, Allergology and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, ¹¹IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ¹²University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology, University Hospital Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ¹⁴Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Siena, Italy, ¹⁵IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Milan, Italy, ¹⁶University Medical Center Ljubljana, LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, ¹⁷Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Subclinical GCA in PMR has been estimated to affect 1 in 5 patients as assessed by vascular ultrasound [1, 2]. This study compared the ultrasound…
Abstract Number: 1970 • ACR Convergence 2024
Validation of Handheld Ultrasound Devices for Point of Care Use in Rheumatology: Interim Analysis for Enthesitis
Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz¹, Ummugulsum Gazel², Suharsh Shah³, Marie Maguin⁴, Rohan Apurva Machhar⁵, Lihi Eder⁶, Gurjit Kaeley⁷ and Sibel Aydin⁸, ¹University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada, Montreal, QC, ⁴Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Novartis, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital and Department of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ⁸University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) has experienced a rapid evolution in rheumatology. Despite many advantages being repeatedly shown, several barriers persist, equipment cost being an important one.…

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