Abstracts tagged "Joint Structure"

Abstract Number: 1914 • ACR Convergence 2022
Acoustic Classification of Early and Advanced Osteoarthritis of the Knee in Clinical Settings
Dave Ewart¹, Ashley Draisey², Omer Inan³, Chris Nichols³ and Goktug Ozmen³, ¹Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ²Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN, ³Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent and debilitating disease. Diagnosis of early knee OA is difficult and insensitive with current technologies. The human knee…
Abstract Number: 2205 • ACR Convergence 2022
Non-Invasive in Vivo Metabolic Profiling of Inflammation in Joints and Entheses by Optoacoustic Imaging
Koray Tascilar¹, Filippo Fagni², Arnd Kleyer¹, Sara Bayat², Robert Heidemann³, Florian Steiger³, Gerhard Kroenke¹, Daniela Bohr⁴, Andreas Ramming¹, Melek Yalcin Mutlu³, Ioanna Minopoulou³, Fabian Hartmann³, Daniel Klett⁵, Anna Federle⁵, Adrian Regensburger⁶, Alexandra L. Wagner⁶, Ferdinand Knieling⁶, Markus Neurath⁵, Georg Schett⁷, Maximilian Waldner⁵ and David Simon¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-UniversityErlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, ³University Hospital Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology & Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Internal Medicine 1 - Gastroenterology, Pulmonology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶University Hospital Erlangen; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Erlangen, Germany, ⁷Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: For individuals with inflammatory arthritis, a detailed metabolic characterization of joints and entheses at the tissue level can aid in early diagnosis and treatment…
Abstract Number: 2207 • ACR Convergence 2022
Structural Ultrasound Features of Joints and Tendons of Healthy Children: Development of Normative Data
Ruth Wittoek¹, Céline Decock², Nele Dewaele², Lara Arnold³, Pieter baeyens⁴, Ignace Deschrijver⁴, Lisa Pardaens⁵, Ioannis Raftakis⁶, Thomas Renson⁷, Alexander D.J. Thooft⁸, Charline Rinkin⁹, Tine Vanhaverbeke⁵ and Caroline Verbist¹⁰, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium, ²Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ghent, Belgium, ³Dept. Of Rheumatology, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴Dept. of Radiology, Clinique de Flandre, Coudekerque-Branche, France, ⁵Ghent University, Faculty of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Gent, Belgium, ⁶Dept. of Rheumatology, CHU-Brugmann Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, ⁷Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁸Ghent University, Faculty of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent, Belgium, ⁹Dept. of Rheumatology, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium, ¹⁰Dept. of Rheumatology, AZ Delta, Roeselare, Belgium, Roeselare, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound is a highly valuable imaging modality to study joints in patients with rheumatic diseases. In children, the applicability is hampered because of lack…
Abstract Number: 1778 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Role of Cathepsin G in Joint Destruction in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Mariela Geneva-Popova¹, Stanislava Popova¹ and Anastas Batalov², ¹Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Propedeutic of Internal Diseases, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ²UMHAT KASPELA, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Background/Purpose: Cathepsin G (CTSG) is a member of the serine protease family. It is stored in primary granules of myeloid cells, dendritic cells, plasma cells,…
Abstract Number: 0159 • ACR Convergence 2021
Structural Damage in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Is There a Preferred Way to Assess Progression over Time?
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Valeria Rios Rodriguez², Murat Torgutalp², Anil Dilbaryan², Hildrun Haibel³, Maryna Verba⁴, Joachim Sieper³, Jürgen Braun¹, Martin Rudwaleit⁵ and Denis Poddubnyy⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Berlin, Germany, ⁵University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of the modified Stokes Ankylosing Spondylitis Scoring System (mSASSS) in assessing spinal radiographic damage…
Abstract Number: 0737 • ACR Convergence 2021
Enhanced Arthrocentesis of the Flexed Knee with Pneumatic Compression
Sumir Brahmbhatt¹, Ahsan Iqbal¹, Fatemeh Farshami², Maheswari Muruganandam³, Jaren Trost⁴, David Cisneros⁵, Adnan Kiani³, N. Suzanne Emil³, Sharon Nunez¹, William Hayward⁶, Philip Band⁷ and Wilmer Sibbitt³, ¹UNM, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, MD, ³University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Optum, Albuquerque, NM, ⁵University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, ⁶New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM, ⁷NYU SOM, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: To explore an alternative to standard extended knee arthrocentesis using pneumatic compression of the flexed knee.Methods: Using a paired sample design, 41 consecutive effusive…
Abstract Number: 0930 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effect of Tofacitinib on Spinal Vertebral Body and Posterolateral Element Inflammation and Structural Lesions Using the Canada-Denmark MRI Scoring System in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Results from a Phase 2 Study
Mikkel Ostergaard¹, Joseph Wu², Lara Fallon³, Sarah P Sherlock⁴, Cunshan Wang², Dona L Fleishaker², Keith S Kanik² and Walter Maksymowych⁵, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Canada-Denmark (CANDEN) MRI scoring system enables detailed anatomy-based evaluation of inflammatory and structural lesions in spinal vertebral bodies and posterior elements in patients…
Abstract Number: 1051 • ACR Convergence 2021
Variance of Joint Space Width Across the Tibiofemoral Joint on Knee Radiographs: A Novel Measure of Structure and Progression
Kent Kwoh¹, Erin Ashbeck², Edward Bedrick¹, Xiaoxiao Sun¹ and Jeffrey Duryea³, ¹University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ²University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The FDA accepts medial minimum joint space width (mJSW) in the tibiofemoral (TF) compartment as the standard for structural change in clinical trials of…
Abstract Number: 1349 • ACR Convergence 2021
Joint-specific Responses to Tofacitinib and Adalimumab in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase 3 Study
Adrian Ciurea¹, Tim Killeen², Raphael Micheroli¹, Norina N Gassman², Hyejin Jo³, Kenneth Kwok⁴, Elizabeth Kudlacz⁴, Oliver Distler¹, Caroline Ospelt⁵ and Mojca Frank-Bertoncelj¹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich/University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Pfizer AG, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁵Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Peripheral joint involvement in PsA varies. In RA, varied joint involvement may reflect site-specific differences in stromal cell transcriptome, including Janus kinase-signal transducer and…
Abstract Number: 0493 • ACR Convergence 2020
Automatic Joint Space Assessment in Hand Radiographs with Deep Learning Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yun-Ju Huang¹, Chang-Fu Kuo¹, Fakai Wang², Shun Miao², Kang Zheng² and Le Lu², ¹Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²PAII labs, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Assessment of joint space is the fundamental radiographic task to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to assess the severity and progression of the disease.…
Abstract Number: 0696 • ACR Convergence 2020
Femoral Cartilage Ultrasound Echo-Intensity Associates with Arthroscopic Cartilage Damage in People Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Matthew Harkey¹, Erin Little², Mikaela Thompson³, Ming Zhang⁴, Jeffrey Driban⁴ and Matthew Salzler³, ¹University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ²Tufts Medical Center, Cambridge, MA, ³Tufts Medical Center, Boston, ⁴Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Over one-third of people will develop knee osteoarthritis within 10 years of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Ultrasound may be used to monitor…
Abstract Number: 0748 • ACR Convergence 2020
Joint Space Narrowing Precedes Erosive Radiographic Damage in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Andreas Kerschbaumer¹, Gabriela Supp², Farideh Alasti¹, Josef Smolen² and Daniel Aletaha¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna,, Vienna, Austria, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized through symmetric polyarthritis leading to joint destruction over time in many patients. Radiographic damage is…
Abstract Number: 1113 • ACR Convergence 2020
Intrameniscal Signal Alterations Strongly Predict Destabilizing Meniscal Tears and Accelerated Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Jeffrey Driban¹, James MacKay², Timothy McAlindon¹, Matthew Harkey³, Bing Lu⁴, Charles Eaton⁵, Grace Lo⁶, Mary Barbe⁷ and Robert Ward¹, ¹Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital; Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Newton, MA, ⁵Brown University, Pawtucket, RI, ⁶Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁷Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: It is unknown whether early changes in the menisci (e.g., intrameniscal signal alterations) have long-term consequences. We conducted a study to assess the prognostic…
Abstract Number: 1235 • ACR Convergence 2020
Radiographic Progression of Structural Joint Damage over 5 Years of Baricitinib Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from RA-BEYOND
Désirée van der Heijde¹, Cynthia E Kartman², Li Xie², Scott Beattie², Douglas Schlichting², Patrick Durez³, Yoshiya Tanaka⁴ and Roy Fleischmann⁵, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ³Division of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium, ⁴The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁵Southwestern Medical Center, Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Baricitinib (BARI) is an oral, reversible and selective Janus kinase 1 and 2 inhibitor. Treatment with once-daily oral BARI resulted in low rates of…
Abstract Number: 1374 • ACR Convergence 2020
Secukinumab in the Treatment of Dactylitis in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Post Hoc Analysis Results from a Randomized Phase 3 Trial
Bruce Kirkham¹, Peter Nash², Sandra Navarra³, Erhard Quebe-Fehling⁴, Corine Gaillez⁴, Carlos Sastre⁴ and Philip Mease⁵, ¹Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²School of Medicine Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ³University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, ⁴Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Dactylitis is a key and frequent clinical manifestation of psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1 associated with significant disease burden and impaired function.2–3 Randomized controlled trials designed…

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